FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PENTAX

MDR report key: 2671340 · Received July 20, 2012

Report

Report Number
2518897-2012-00008
Event Type
Death
Date Received
July 20, 2012
Date of Event
June 23, 2012
Report Date
July 19, 2012
Manufacturer
PENTAX MEDICAL COMPANY
Product Code
KOG
PMA / PMN Number
K934918
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE EPK-I VIDEO PROCESSOR INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT WAS EVALUATED BY A PENTAX SALE REPRESENTATIVE AND (B)(6) HOSPITAL CLINICAL ENGINEER AND THE PROCESSOR IS PERFORMING WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. HOSPITAL INFORMED PENTAX THAT THE PT HAD A PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITION, HOWEVER, NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE HOSPITAL SUCH AS IF POST MORTEM WAS PERFORMED AND SO CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE SPECIFICALLY DETERMINED. POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THE EVENT INCLUDE: PT CONDITION, OPERATOR SELECTION OF AIR PRESSURE LEVEL MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO AN AIR EMBOLISM. PENTAX CONSIDERS THIS REPORT CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2012, PHYSICIAN FROM (B)(6) HOSPITAL PERFORMED ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) ON A (B)(6) FEMALE PT WHO DIED DUE TO A VENOUS AIR EMBOLISM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PENTAX VIDEO PROCESSOR KOG PENTAX MEDICAL COMPANY EPK-I

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Death SERIAL NUMBER: (B)(4)| VIDEO DUODENOSCOPE = PENTAX: MODEL: ED-3270K,