FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CORGRIP TUBE RETENTION SYSTEM
MDR report key: 8711633
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Received June 19, 2019
Report
- Report Number
- 8711633
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 19, 2019
- Date of Event
- May 25, 2019
- Report Date
- June 10, 2019
- Manufacturer
- CORPAK MEDSYSTEMS, INC.
- Product Code
- KNT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PATIENT WAS BROUGHT TO MRI SCANNER IN THE RADIOLOGY/IMAGING DEPARTMENT TO HAVE A BRAIN SCAN. THE TECHNOLOGIST REPORTED THAT THE MAGNETIC WAND DID NOT INDICATE MAGNETISM NOTED NEAR THE PATIENT'S HEAD. THERE WERE ALSO NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF METAL DETECTED ON THE INSPECTION. IN THE MRI, THE STRING WITH THE MAGNET ATTACHED ON THE END PULLED SUGGESTING METAL PRESENT. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE CLOTH TAPE OF BRIDLE (NASOGASTRIC TUBE RETENTION SYSTEM), IT REVEALED THAT THE MAGNET TIP WAS STILL ON THE TAPE IMBEDDED IN CLOTH. THE SMALL MAGNET WAS REMOVED AND THE MRI WENT FORTH.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507784 | CORGRIP TUBE RETENTION SYSTEM | TUBES, GASTROINTESTINAL (AND ACCESSORIES) | KNT | CORPAK MEDSYSTEMS, INC. | 25-018 | 79122 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8395 DA |