RESOLUTION HEMOSTASIS CLIPPING DEVICE
Report
- Report Number
- 3005099803-2011-00291
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 15, 2011
- Date of Event
- January 14, 2011
- Report Date
- January 18, 2011
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH
- Product Code
- MND
- PMA / PMN Number
- K040148
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AR, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
A VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE SUSPECT DEVICE COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WAS DISPOSED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) WAS PERFORMED; NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. BASED ON THE DETAILS OF THE COMPLAINT, IS IT PROBABLE THAT ANATOMICAL OR PROCEDURAL FACTORS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PROCEDURE RESULTED IN THE CLIP BREAKING; THEREFORE, THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS OPERATIONAL CONTEXT.
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ON (B)(6), 2011 THAT A RESOLUTION HEMOSTASIS CLIPPING DEVICE WAS USED TO TREAT A POST-POLYPECTOMY BLEED IN THE COLON DURING A COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6), 2011. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY A RESOLUTION CLIP ONTO THE TARGET TISSUE TO RESOLVE A SUBSEQUENT BLEED; HOWEVER, THE CLIP BROKE AT THE JOINT. THE DEVICE WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE PATIENT AND THE BLEED WAS SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED WITH ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S CAUTERY UNIT. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT AND THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE FINE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RESOLUTION HEMOSTASIS CLIPPING DEVICE | LIGATOR, ESOPHAGEAL | MND | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH | M00522611 | 10042102C2 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 YR |