FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRACER METRO WIRE GU

MDR report key: 517334 · Received March 23, 2004

Report

Report Number
1037905-2004-00056
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 23, 2004
Date of Event
December 5, 2003
Report Date
February 23, 2004
Manufacturer
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
DQX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT WAS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC PANCREATITIS WITH BLOCKAGES. DURING A STENTING PROCEDURE THE PHYSICIAN USED A WILSON-COOK TRACER METRO WIRE GUIDE TO PLACE A ZIMMON PANCREATIC STENT IN THE PATIENT'S DUCT. DURING THE STENTING PROCEDURE THE PHYSICIAN ADVANCED THE WIRE GUIDE INTO THE PANCREAS, INADVERTANTLY PERFORATED THE PANCREATIC DUCT. THIS RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF A CYST AND ACUTE PANCREATITIS. THE STENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY PLACED AND THE PATIENT UNDERWENT FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT TO CLEAR UP THE PANCREATITIS AND TO DISSIPATE THE CYST.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TRACER METRO WIRE GU COATED WIRE GUIDES DQX WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Hospitalization