FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SINGLE USE ROTATABLE CLIP FIXING DEVICE

MDR report key: 4030979 · Received July 16, 2014

Report

Report Number
8010047-2014-00388
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 16, 2014
Date of Event
June 19, 2014
Report Date
June 19, 2014
Manufacturer
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Product Code
GDO
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SUBJECT DEVICES HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED TO OMSC FOR INVESTIGATION. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE USER'S EXPERIENCE COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED. THE DEVICE INSTRUCTION MANUAL HAS WARNED USERS THAT "DO NOT TRY TO FORCIBLY WITHDRAW THE INSTRUMENT FROM THE ENDOSCOPE IF THE CLIP CANNOT BE DETACHED FROM THE INSTRUCTION. FORCIBLY WITHDRAWING THE INSTRUMENT COULD CAUSE PATIENT INJURY SUCH AS PUNCTURES, HEMORRHAGES OR MUCOUS MEMBRANE DAMAGE." A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED, IF ADDITIONAL AND SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE AT A LATER TIME. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED AS A MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. PLEASE CROSS REFERENCE 8010047-2014-00387.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEM CORP. (OMSC) WAS INFORMED THAT DURING POLYPECTOMY, THE TWO DEVICES WERE USED AND THE CLIPS COULD NOT RELEASE ONCE DEPLOYED. THE EVENT WAS UNSPECIFIED BUT THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY REGARDING THIS REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
416329 SINGLE USE ROTATABLE CLIP FIXING DEVICE CLIP FIXING DEVICE GDO OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION HX-201UR-135L 32K

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1