FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY

MDR report key: 6361351 · Received February 15, 2017

Report

Report Number
6361351
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 15, 2017
Date of Event
February 2, 2017
Report Date
February 10, 2017
Manufacturer
KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY
Product Code
FFL
UDI-DI
04048551051672
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING THE SIALOENDOSCOPY PROCEDURE MULTIPLE STORZ STONE EXTRACTOR BASKETS WERE USED TO ATTEMPT TO EXTRACT A STONE THAT WAS LODGED IN A SALIVARY GLAND DUCT. THE BASKETS (REF #S 11575L, 11575K, 11582M) WERE ALL BROKEN AT SOME POINT DURING THE PROCEDURE WHETHER THEY WERE OPENED AROUND THE STONE OR JUST FROM SIMPLY BEING OPENED AND CLOSED ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICIAN WHO WAS PERFORMING THE PROCEDURE. DURING ONE OF THE ATTEMPTS TO EXTRACT A STONE BASKET WHICH WAS OPENED AROUND THE STONE BROKE OFF FROM THE REST OF THE DEVICE AND WAS LEFT AROUND THE STONE AND LODGED IN PLACE MAKING IT IRRETRIEVABLE. MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RETRIEVE THE STONE AND THE BASKET AROUND THE STONE, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SOME OF THE BASKETS WERE LEFT RETAINED INSIDE THE SALIVARY GLAND DUCT. OVERALL, 8 BASKETS WERE BROKEN IN SOME FASHION DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PROCEDURE. THERE WERE 8 STONE EXTRACTOR BASKETS USED AND ALL 8 FAILED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
117400 KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY STONE EXTRACTOR, 0.6MM FFL KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY 115757K 5237040A 04048551051672

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR Required Intervention