FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MAKO BIOPSY FORCEPS

MDR report key: 4372937 · Received December 22, 2014

Report

Report Number
3007591333-2014-00027
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 22, 2014
Date of Event
March 10, 2011
Report Date
December 22, 2014
Manufacturer
ENDOCHOICE INC.
Product Code
FCL
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY A MEDICAL FACILITY THAT THE MAKO BIOPSY FORCEPS CAUSED A LARGER-THAN-EXPECTED TEAR IN A PT'S ESOPHAGUS WITH LOTS OF BLEEDING. NO FURTHER PT INJURIES OR OTHER HEALTH CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED. THIS REPORT FOLLOWS A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS BASED ON A NEW PROCEDURE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT DOES NOT, IN ITSELF, REPRESENT A CONCLUSION THAT THE MEDICAL DEVICE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO AN ADVERSE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
843258 MAKO BIOPSY FORCEPS FORCEPS, BIOPSY, NON-ELECTRIC FCL ENDOCHOICE INC. DBC-206 NOT KNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other