FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FUSION OMNI-TOME

MDR report key: 3904659 · Received May 23, 2014

Report

Report Number
1037905-2014-00205
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 23, 2014
Date of Event
April 30, 2014
Report Date
April 30, 2014
Manufacturer
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL INC.
Product Code
KNS
PMA / PMN Number
K052051
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SP
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION EVALUATION: A PRODUCT EVALUATION WAS NOT PERFORMED IN RESPONSE TO THIS REPORT BECAUSE THE PRODUCT SAID TO BE INVOLVED WAS NOT PROVIDED TO COOK FOR EVALUATION. THE REPORT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED BECAUSE THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSIONS: WE COULD NOT CONDUCT A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THE PRODUCT SAID TO BE INVOLVED WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. A DEFINITIVE CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED OBSERVATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. IMPROPER CUTTING WIRE ORIENTATION CAN OCCUR IF THE DISTAL END OF THE CATHETER IS SHAPED MANUALLY. THIS SPHINCTEROTOME CATHETER IS PRE-CURVED AND IS PROVIDED WITH A PRE-CURVED STYLET IN THE DISTAL TIP OF THE CATHETER. THIS OBVIATES THE NEED FOR MANUAL FORMATION. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING COMMENT: "NOTE: DO NOT APPLY MANUAL PRESSURE TO TIP OR CUTTING WIRE OF THE SPHINCTEROTOME TO INFLUENCE ORIENTATION, AS THIS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO DEVICE." OTHER FACTORS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROPER CUTTING WIRE ORIENTATION INCLUDE MANIPULATING THE HANDLE WITH THE CATHETER IN A COILED POSITION OR WITH THE PRE-CURVED STYLET INSIDE THE CANNULATING TIP. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE ADVISE THE USER TO UNCOIL AND STRAIGHTEN THE SPHINCTEROTOME UPON REMOVING THE DEVICE FROM THE PACKAGING. THE USER IS THEN INSTRUCTED TO CAREFULLY REMOVE THE PRE-CURVED STYLET FROM THE CANNULATING TIP. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING COMMENT "NOTE: DO NOT EXERCISE HANDLE WHILE DEVICE IS COILED OR PRE-CURVED STYLET IS IN PLACE, AS THIS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO SPHINCTEROTOME AND RENDER IT INOPERABLE." PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION, ALL FUSION OMNI-TOME SPHINCTEROTOMES ARE SUBJECTED TO A VISUAL INSPECTION AND FUNCTIONAL TEST TO ENSURE DEVICE INTEGRITY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT WARRANTED AT THIS TIME BASED ON THE QUALITY ENGINEERING RISK ASSESSMENT. QUALITY ASSURANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR COMPLAINT TRENDS AND REASSESS THE RISK ASSESSMENT RESULTS AS POST MARKET FEEDBACK CONTINUES TO BECOME AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING AN ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURE, A COOK FUSION OMNI-TOME SPHINCTEROTOME WAS USED. THE NEEDLE WAS TWISTED TO THE LEFT SIDE [INCORRECT CUTTING WIRE ORIENTATION] AND IT DID NOT ALLOW TO CUT. OUR ATTEMPTS TO COLLECT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PT OUTCOME WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. WHILE THE COMPLAINT DID NOT SPECIFY IF THE PT EXPERIENCED ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS OR REQUIRED ADDITIONAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS EVENT, THE INFORMATION ABLE TO BE COLLECTED DOES NOT REASONABLY SUGGEST THE PT WAS ADVERSELY IMPACTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
309159 FUSION OMNI-TOME KNS, UNIT, ELECTROSURGICAL, ENDOSCOPIC (WITH OR WIHTOU ACCESSORIES) KNS WILSON-COOK MEDICAL INC. UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 ENDOSCOPE (UNK TYPE)