FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

RESOLUTION CLIP CLIPPING DEVICE

MDR report key: 3172431 · Received June 17, 2013

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2013-04904
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 17, 2013
Date of Event
May 22, 2013
Report Date
May 24, 2013
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH
Product Code
MND
PMA / PMN Number
K040148
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE SUSPECT DEVICE HAS BEEN DISPOSED AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. IF ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NOTE: THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO ONE OF TEN RESOLUTION CLIP DEVICE COMPLAINTS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. REFER TO MANUFACTURER REPORT NUMBERS 3005099803-2013-04898, 3005099803-2013-04899, 3005099803-2013-04900, 3005099803-2013-04901, 3005099803-2013-04902, 3005099803-2013-04903, 3005099803-2013-04904, 3005099803-2013-04905, 3005099803-2013-04906, AND 3005099803-2013-04907 FOR EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE DEVICE INFORMATION. IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ON (B)(6) 2013 THAT TEN RESOLUTION CLIP DEVICES WERE ATTEMPTED TO BE USED TO CLOSE A FISTULA NEAR THE SPLENIC FLEXURE DURING A COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2013. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE PATIENT WAS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. DURING THE PROCEDURE, A RESOLUTION CLIP WAS DEPLOYED ONTO THE FISTULA; HOWEVER, THE CLIP WAS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE FROM THE CATHETER. AFTER FURTHER MANIPULATION, THE CLIP WAS ABLE TO BE RELEASED FROM THE CATHETER, BUT SUBSEQUENTLY FELL OFF THE TISSUE AND INTO THE PATIENT. THE CLIP WAS LEFT TO PASS NATURALLY. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE TISSUE. THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURRED FOR A TOTAL OF TEN RESOLUTION CLIP DEVICES. ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICIAN, THE SCOPE WAS IN A RETROFLEXED POSITION AND THE OVERSHEATHS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE DEVICES PRIOR TO USE. THE PROCEDURE WAS ABLE TO BE COMPLETED WITH THREE RESOLUTION CLIP DEVICES. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE CONDITION OF THE PATIENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED AS FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
272910 RESOLUTION CLIP CLIPPING DEVICE LIGATOR, ESOPHAGEAL MND BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH M00522612 ML000465C3

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR