FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ENDOGATOR

MDR report key: 4972514 · Received July 22, 2015

Report

Report Number
4972514
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 22, 2015
Date of Event
July 20, 2015
Report Date
July 22, 2015
Manufacturer
MEDIVATORS INC.
Product Code
OCX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
IN, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SCOPE IRRIGATOR PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED AND FLATTENED AND WAS UNUSABLE DURING PROCEDURE. PEDAL SHOULD BE INFLATED TO WORK PROPERLY. EQUIPMENT HAD TO BE MANIPULATED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING PROCEDURE TO GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY. CLINICAL ENGINEERING EVALUATED EQUIPMENT FAILURE AND DETERMINED THAT THE PEDAL WAS WORN OUT. A NEW PEDAL ORDERED.====================== MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR ENDOSCOPE IRRIGATOR PEDAL, SCOPE IRRIGATOR PEDAL (PER SITE REPORTER)======================CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT MEDIVATORS. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE STAFF INDICATED THEY DO NOT NEED THE MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT RETURNED. THIS IS AN ISSUE WHICH IS REMEDIED BY PURCHASING NEW PEDALS. AGE OF EQUIPMENT IS UNKNOWN. FEEL IT WAS DUE TO BE REPLACED ANYWAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
474194 ENDOGATOR ENDOSCOPE AND/OR ACCESSORIES OCX MEDIVATORS INC. EGP-100 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR NO OTHER THERAPIES