FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ZERO TIP NITINOL STONE RETRIEVAL BASKET

MDR report key: 2111014 · Received June 2, 2011

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2011-01819
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 2, 2011
Date of Event
April 20, 2011
Report Date
May 10, 2011
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - SPENCER
Product Code
FFL
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A ZERO TIP NITINOL RETRIEVAL BASKET WAS USED DURING A CYSTOSCOPY PROCEDURE (PATIENT IDENTIFIER AND WEIGHT UNKNOWN). ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING A CYSTOSCOPY, LEFT URETERAL STENT EXCHANGE, LEFT URETEROSCOPY, LASER LITHOTOPSY AND LEFT STONE BASKET EXTRACTION DUE TO LEFT NEPHROLITHIASIS. INTRAOPERATIVELY, THE STONE BASKET COULD NOT BE DISLODGED FROM THE STONE AND ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REMOVE THE BASKET. THE BASKET WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT BASKET FRAGMENT REMAINED IN THE LOWER POLE CALYX. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SECOND UROLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE TO REMOVE THE BASKET FRAGMENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ZERO TIP NITINOL STONE RETRIEVAL BASKET DISLODGER, STONE, BASKET, URETERAL, METAL FFL BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - SPENCER M0063901050

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Required Intervention