RESOLUTION CLIP CLIPPING DEVICE
Report
- Report Number
- 3005099803-2012-05667
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 14, 2012
- Date of Event
- September 7, 2012
- Report Date
- November 21, 2012
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH
- Product Code
- MND
- PMA / PMN Number
- K040148
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CN
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4). A VISUAL EXAMINATION FOUND THAT THE DEVICE RETURNED WITH A KINK IN THE CONTROL WIRE, THE TABS PARTIALLY OPENED, AND THE PRONGS BENT. FUNCTIONALLY, WHEN THE DEVICE WAS ACTUATED AND DEPLOYED, THE CLIP ASSEMBLY SEPARATED, BUT ONE OF THE PRONGS DETACHED; HOWEVER, TWO DISTINCTIVE CLICKS WERE HEARD DURING DEPLOYMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE SLIDER COVER WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND THE CROSS PIN WAS DETACHED FROM THE SLIDER. THE OVERSHEATH, WHICH RETURNED ACCORDIONED NEAR THE SHEATH GRIP, HAD APPROXIMATELY 10CM CUT FROM ITS DISTAL END. THE REPORTED EVENT OF CLIP WON'T OPEN WAS NOT ABLE TO BE CONFIRMED DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE RETURN DEVICE. HOWEVER, THE EVALUATION REVEALED THAT APPROXIMATELY 10CM WAS CUT AWAY FROM THE DISTAL END OF THE OVERSHEATH. BASED ON THIS FINDING, THIS EVENT IS NOW CONSIDERED MDR-REPORTABLE. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) WAS PERFORMED; NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED.
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A RESOLUTION CLIP DEVICE WAS USED DURING AN ESD (ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION) PROCEDURE FOR RECTAL POLYPS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2012. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, AFTER ADVANCING THE DEVICE TO THE TARGET LESION, THE PHYSICIAN FOUND THAT THE CLIP ASSEMBLY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED. THE DEVICE WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE PATIENT, AND THEN THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER RESOLUTION CLIP DEVICE. PRIOR TO USE, NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE DEVICE OR ITS PACKAGING. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS RESULTED FROM THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN DEEMED REPORTABLE BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS; THE OVERSHEATH WAS CUT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RESOLUTION CLIP CLIPPING DEVICE | LIGATOR, ESOPHAGEAL | MND | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH | M00522610 | ML000233C2 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 YR |