FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

RESOLUTION CLIP CLIPPING DEVICE

MDR report key: 2760820 · Received September 26, 2012

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2012-04342
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 26, 2012
Date of Event
August 31, 2012
Report Date
September 7, 2012
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH
Product Code
MND
PMA / PMN Number
K040148
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NH, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ALTHOUGH THE SUSPECT DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED, THE EVALUATION HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE, THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE, IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A VISUAL EXAMINATION FOUND THAT THE DEVICE RETURNED FULLY DEPLOYED AND WITH THE CLIP ASSEMBLY WITHIN THE OVERSHEATH. THE CONTROL WIRE WAS SEPARATED PER DESIGN. THE CONDITION OF THE RETURNED INCIDENT DEVICE WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPLAINT THAT THE CLIP ASSEMBLY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE DELIVERY CATHETER. THE DEVICE EVALUATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF EITHER THE ALLEGED ISSUE OR ANY DEFECT WHICH COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. THEREFORE, THE COMPLAINT WAS NOT CONFIRMED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) WAS PERFORMED; NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE REVEALED THAT NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS EXIST FOR THE SPECIFIED LOT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ON (B)(6), 2012 THAT A HEMOSTATIC CLIPPING DEVICE WAS USED A DURING AN ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY (EGD) PROCEDURE IN THE ESOPHAGUS ON (B)(6) 2012. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CLIP WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE CATHETER. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER HEMOSTATIC CLIP. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE FINE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ON (B)(6) 2012 THAT A HEMOSTATIC CLIPPING DEVICE WAS USED A DURING AN ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY (EGD) PROCEDURE IN THE ESOPHAGUS ON (B)(6) 2012. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CLIP WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE CATHETER. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER HEMOSTATIC CLIP. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RESOLUTION CLIP CLIPPING DEVICE LIGATOR, ESOPHAGEAL MND BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH M00522611 ML000122C2

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1