FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
TRACER METRO WIRE GU
MDR report key: 517334
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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 |