FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CAPTIFLEX?

MDR report key: 3253805 · Received July 30, 2013

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2013-07892
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 30, 2013
Date of Event
July 3, 2013
Report Date
July 5, 2013
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - COSTA RICA (COYOL)
Product Code
FDI
PMA / PMN Number
K941750
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT IS OVER 18 YEARS. REPORTED EVENT: SHEATH CAME APART. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE SUSPECT DEVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. IF ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ON (B)(4) 2013 THAT A CAPTIFLEX MEDIUM OVAL SNARE WAS USED DURING A COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2013. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, WHEN THE USER WAS PREPARING THE SNARE, THE SHEATH ¿CAME APART¿ IN THE ENDOSCOPE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE ¿CONNECTOR HANDLE (WHITE) WAS COMING APART,¿ BUT CLARIFICATION OF THIS DAMAGE WAS NOT OBTAINED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CAPTIFLEX SNARE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE FINE. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL PATIENT AND PROCEDURE INFORMATION HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. IF ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
355363 CAPTIFLEX? MEDIUM OVAL - FLEXIBLE FDI BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - COSTA RICA (COYOL) M00562402 15734061

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1