FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HYDROMARK BREAST BIOPSY SITE MARKER

MDR report key: 8897042 · Received August 15, 2019

Report

Report Number
3008492462-2019-00040
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 15, 2019
Date of Event
July 18, 2019
Report Date
August 15, 2019
Manufacturer
DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
Product Code
NEU
UDI-DI
00841911101482
PMA / PMN Number
K060769
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE HYDROMARK BREAST BIOPSY SITE MARKER IS USED TO MARK TISSUE DURING A PERCUTANEOUS BREAST BIOPSY PROCEDURE, BE VISIBLE UNDER ULTRASOUND FOR AT LEAST 6 WEEK, AND BE PERMANENTLY VISIBLE BY X-RAY AND MRI. THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, WHICH PREVENTS A FULL INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS OF A ROOT CAUSE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, THIS FAILURE MODE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE RISK MANAGEMENT FILE FOR THE EFFECTS OF POTENTIAL FOREIGN BODY REACTION WITH A POTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO THE PATIENT AND/OR USER. FOLLOW UP MEDICAL INTERVENTION MAY BE NECESSARY. ALTHOUGH IT COULD NOT BE CONCLUDED THAT OUR DEVICE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT, THROUGH EVALUATION BY OUR MEDICAL ADVISOR ON SIMILAR EVENTS, THIS HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE REPORTABLE PURSUANT TO 21 CFR 803.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE USER FACILITY STATING, A BUTTERFLY SHAPED TITANIUM HYDROMARK MARKER WAS PLACED IN (B)(6) 2018. THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF PAIN SINCE THAT TIME AND REQUESTED REMOVAL OF THE MARKER. THE CLIP WAS REMOVED (B)(6) 2019. THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN OUR SYSTEM AS RECORD # (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
692909 HYDROMARK BREAST BIOPSY SITE MARKER BIOPSY SITE MARKER NEU DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 4010-02-15-T4 200044907 00841911101482

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention