FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

8010047-2000-00001

MDR report key: 259345 · Received January 13, 2000

Report

Report Number
8010047-2000-00001
Event Type
Other
Date Received
January 13, 2000
Date of Event
December 2, 1999
Report Date
December 17, 1999
Manufacturer
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD
Product Code
KOG
Report Source
Manufacturer report

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A HOSPITAL RISK MANAGER REPORTED THAT A 2 MM PIECE OF A DISPOSABLE BIOPSY VALVE BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO A PT DURING A BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE AS A PHYSICIAN INSERTED A BIOPSY FORCEPS INTO THE SCOPE'S CHANNEL. THE PHYSICIAN WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE PIECE. FURTHERMORE, THE PIECE WAS NEVER FOUND NOR OBSERVED IN THE BRONCHUS IN AN X-RAY FOLLOWING THE OCCURRENCE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THE SAME DEVICE AND THERE WAS NO ADVERSE OUTCOME RELATED TO THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 KOG OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD MAJ-210 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1