FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
14 FR. DECOMPRESSION KIT
MDR report key: 2782056
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Received September 21, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 2782056
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 21, 2012
- Date of Event
- August 28, 2012
- Report Date
- September 21, 2012
- Manufacturer
- COOK MEDICAL INCORPORATED
- Product Code
- FEG
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING A COLONOSCOPY AFTER RECENT BOWEL SURGERY AND HIS ABDOMEN WAS DISTENDED (ISCHEMIC BOWEL). THE DECOMPRESSION TUBE WAS FED ONTO THE GUIDE WIRE WITH NO COMPLICATIONS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE GUIDING CATHETER FROM THE DECOMPRESSION TUBE, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO REMOVE AND THEN SNAPPED. PART OF IT REMAINED INSIDE OF THE OUTER SHEATH. THE MD NOTED NO COMPLICATIONS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 FR. DECOMPRESSION KIT | TUBE, DOUBLE LUMEN FOR INTESTINAL DECOMPRESSION AND/OR INTUB | FEG | COOK MEDICAL INCORPORATED | * | C767795 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 YR | NO OTHER THERAPIES |