FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ENDOGATOR
MDR report key: 4972514
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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 |