FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PROTOSCOPES, SIGMOIDOSCOPES, ACC.
MDR report key: 6098767
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Received November 14, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- 6098767
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 14, 2016
- Date of Event
- November 10, 2016
- Report Date
- November 10, 2016
- Manufacturer
- KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA, INC.
- Product Code
- FAM
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
WHILE REMOVING THE VIDEO SIGMOIDOSCOPE FROM THE LIGHT SOURCE, THE SIGMOIDOSCOPE BODY SEPARATED FROM THE LIGHT SOURCE CONNECTION AND THE FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE SHEATH. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE ON THIS SIGMOIDOSCOPE MODEL. REVIEW WITH THE USER INDICATED THAT THEY DID FOLLOW CORRECT REMOVAL PROCEDURE. THIS SCOPE WAS THE EXCHANGE SCOPE REPLACING A SCOPE THAT HAD THE SAME DAMAGE WITH SEPARATION OF THE LIGHT CONNECTOR BODY AND FLEXIBLE SHEATH. MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR VIDEO SIGMOIDOSCOPE, (BRAND NOT PROVIDED) (PER SITE REPORTER: MANUFACTURER NOTED THIS WAS A WARRANTY DEVICE DELIVERED TWO MONTHS AGO. MANUFACTURER CALLED UNIT IN. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING IS REQUESTING REPORT ON FAILURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 750603 | PROTOSCOPES, SIGMOIDOSCOPES, ACC. | SIGMOIDOSCOPE AND ACCESSORIES, FLEXIBLE/RIGID | FAM | KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA, INC. | 13901NKS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |