FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
HYDROGEL COATED PERCUFLEX(R) DRAINAGE CATHETERS
MDR report key: 2183140
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Received July 28, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 3005099803-2011-02541
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 28, 2011
- Date of Event
- July 1, 2011
- Report Date
- July 4, 2011
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - COSTA RICA
- Product Code
- FGE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K924608
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT DURING A STENT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, A PERCUFLEX PLUS URETERAL STENT WAS UNABLE TO BE ADVANCED INSIDE THE PATIENT PROPERLY. THE STENT WAS WITHDRAWN NORMALLY FROM THE PATIENT, AND A TEAR WAS NOTICED AT THE SIDE HOLE OF THE PROXIMAL END OF THE STENT. PRIOR TO USE, THE SUTURE HAD BEEN REMOVED, AND NO ANOMALY WAS NOTICED DURING INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE. THE PATIENT IS REPORTEDLY OVER 18 YEARS OLD. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE, WITH NO COMPLICATIONS TO THE PATIENT, WHOSE CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTEDLY "GOOD."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HYDROGEL COATED PERCUFLEX(R) DRAINAGE CATHETERS | CATHETER, BILIARY, DIAGNOSTIC | FGE | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - COSTA RICA | M006175262080 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |