FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ERBE USA, INC.
MDR report key: 694746
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Received March 21, 2006
Report
- Report Number
- 694746
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 21, 2006
- Date of Event
- March 16, 2006
- Report Date
- March 21, 2006
- Manufacturer
- ERBE USA, INC.
- Product Code
- GEI
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT IN ENDOSCOPY FOR GI PROCEDURE AND WENT TO RECOVERY ROOM. SHORTLY AFTER PROCEDURE, SHE COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAIN. X-RAY SHOWED RECTAL PERFORATION. PATIENT TO O.R. FOR REPAIR. PHYSICIAN FELT THE PERFORATION WAS DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING COAGULATOR. THE STAFF USED THE COAGULATOR ON ANOTHER PATIENT BEFORE THIS INCIDENT WAS DISCOVERED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE MACHINE. BIO-MED CHECKED THE CABLES, THEY WERE WORKING FINE. THE COAGULATOR IS BEING SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER TESTING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERBE USA, INC. | ESU, COAGULATOR | GEI | ERBE USA, INC. | V10300D | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 YR | Hospitalization| R |