FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GENESYS HTA PROCERVA®

MDR report key: 3090183 · Received May 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2013-03160
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 2, 2013
Date of Event
April 10, 2013
Report Date
April 10, 2013
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH
Product Code
MNB
PMA / PMN Number
P000040
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE DEVICE WAS DISPOSED OF AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEVICE AND THE CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A GENESYS HYDROTHERMABLATION PROCERVA PROCEDURE SET WAS USED IN A HYDROTHERMABLATION (HTA) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2013. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE ABLATION PHASE OF THE PROCEDURE WHEN THE SALINE WAS AT 80 DEGREES CELSIUS, THE PATIENT COUGHED. THERE WAS A FLUID LOSS ALARM AND SALINE WAS NOTED TO BE LEAKING OUT OF THE PATIENT'S CERVIX. THE PROCEDURE WAS ABANDONED DUE TO THIS EVENT. A TENACULUM STABILIZER HAD BEEN USED DURING THE PROCEDURE AND THE PATIENT'S CERVIX WAS NOTED TO BE VERY SOFT, THEREFORE, THE PHYSICIAN UNDER DILATED. THE SITE STATED THAT NO BURN WAS CONFIRMED FOR THE PATIENT. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE AND THE PATIENT'S CONDITION HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS STABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
192055 GENESYS HTA PROCERVA® DEVICE, THERMAL ABLATION, ENDOMETRIAL MNB BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH M006580210 0000044396

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR