FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CRYO SPRAY ABLATION

MDR report key: 2253981 · Received September 16, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004534508-2011-00005
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 16, 2011
Date of Event
June 8, 2011
Report Date
August 19, 2011
Manufacturer
CSA MEDICAL
Product Code
GEH
PMA / PMN Number
K060555
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PHYSICIAN FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AND TREATED WITHIN THE CLEARED INDICATIONS OF THE DEVICE. SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY AND PASSED SUBSEQUENT FIELD VERIFICATION TESTS. PHYSICIAN BELIEVES THE PERFORATION WAS RELATED TO EXPANDING GAS FROM THE CRYO SPRAY PROCEDURE. THE IFU CAUTIONS TREATING PATIENTS WITH COMPROMISED TISSUE THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TOLERATE TREATMENT. THE PATIENT'S PREVIOUSLY INSERTED PEG TUBE MAY HAVE WEAKENED TISSUE THAT RESULTED IN A PERFORATION WHEN COMBINED WITH THE PRESSURE FROM THE EXPANDING GAS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT PRESENTED TO OUTPATIENT ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY (EGD) FOR PALLIATIVE CRYO SPRAY TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASIA ON (B)(6) 2011. TWO CYCLES OF 20 SECOND CRYO SPRAY WERE RENDERED AT 3-4 TREATMENT SITES. A DECOMPRESSION TUBE WAS USED WITH ACTIVE SUCTION AND THE ABDOMEN WAS MONITORED FOR DISTENTION PER THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) WITHOUT COMPLICATION. POST TREATMENT, THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF ABDOMINAL PAIN. PATIENT WAS MONITORED FOR 23 HOURS BEFORE BEING ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PERFORATION WAS REPAIRED SURGICALLY AND A NEW PEG FEEDING TUBE WAS PUT IN PLACE. THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED 4-5 DAYS LATER. PATIENT HAS RESPONDED WELL TO CRYOTHERAPY AND HAS IMPROVED EXPERIENCE EATING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CRYO SPRAY ABLATION CRYO SPRAY ABLATION GEH CSA MEDICAL CC2-NAM NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| L| R