FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

RESOLUTION HEMOSTASIS CLIPPING DEVICE

MDR report key: 2034027 · Received March 30, 2011

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2011-01067
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 30, 2011
Date of Event
March 8, 2011
Report Date
March 8, 2011
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH
Product Code
MND
PMA / PMN Number
K040148
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PATIENT IS (B)(6). (B)(4) RELATES TO (B)(4) FOR THE REPORTED EVENT OF CLIP BENT. THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE HAS BEEN DISPOSED AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NOTE: THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO THE SECOND OF TWO COMPLAINTS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. REFER TO MANUFACTURER REPORT # 3005099803-2011-01066 FOR THE ASSOCIATED DEVICE REPORT. IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT TWO RESOLUTION HEMOSTASIS CLIPPING DEVICES WERE USED TO TREAT A BLEED IN THE COLON DURING A COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2011. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PRONGS ON THE CLIP BENT. THE BENT CLIP RELEASED FROM THE CATHETER AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE CLIP WAS NOT RETRIEVED FROM THE PATIENT AND WAS LEFT TO PASS NATURALLY. A SECOND RESOLUTION CLIP WAS USED DURING THE PROCEDURE, HOWEVER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED; THE PRONGS ON THE CLIP BENT. THE CLIP FELL INTO THE PATIENT AND WAS NOT RETRIEVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE FINE POST PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RESOLUTION HEMOSTASIS CLIPPING DEVICE LIGATOR, ESOPHAGEAL MND BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH M00522611 10120606C2

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1