FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STEIGMANN-GOFF ENDOSCOPIC LIGATOR (10)

MDR report key: 8491 · Received December 27, 1993

Report

Report Number
1223688-1993-00076
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 27, 1993
Date of Event
October 18, 1993
Report Date
October 21, 1993
Manufacturer
SUPERIOR HEALTH CARE GROUP, INC.
Product Code
MND
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE NURSE STATES STHAT THE PHYSICIAN LOADED THE CYLINDER ONTO THE ENDOSCOPE WITH THE TRIP WIRE ATTACHED. ONCE THE ENDOSCOPE WAS DOWN THE PT'S ESOPHAGUS AND ONTO A VAARIX, THE PHYSICIAAN PULLED ON THE TRIP WIRE. THE TRIP WIRE PULLED THROUGH THE CYLINDER CLIP AND THE CYLINDER CLIP FELL INTO THE ESOPHAGUS WITHOUT DISCHARGING THE BAND. THE PHYSICIAN RETREIVED THE CYLINDER W/O PT CONSEQUENCE USING BIOPSY FORCEPS.DEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY.NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.INVALID DATA - REGARDING EVALUATION BY USER AFTER EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: INVALID DATA. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: INVALID DATA. CONCLUSION: INVALID DATA. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: YES. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: NONE OR UNKNOWN. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STEIGMANN-GOFF ENDOSCOPIC LIGATOR (10) LIGATOR MND SUPERIOR HEALTH CARE GROUP, INC. 88FDL049

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Required Intervention