FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

MALONEY TAPERED MERCURY-FILLED ESOPHAGEAL BOUGIES

MDR report key: 91431 · Received January 23, 1995

Report

Report Number
91431
Date Received
January 23, 1995
Date of Event
October 31, 1994
Report Date
December 7, 1994
Manufacturer
PILLING COMPANY
Product Code
KCD
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Occupation
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Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WITH HISTORY OF RECURRENT HIATUS HERNIA REFLUX AND STRICTURE UNDERWENT DILATATION WITH #42 AND #44 MALONEY DILATORS. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE #44 DILATOR UPON RELOOKING A SMALL PERFORATION WAS DETECTED ABOVE THE STRICTURE. THE PT WAS TREATED NON-SURGICALLY WITH IV CONTROL OF ACID, NG SUCTION AND ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY. PHYSICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE SHORT TAPERED MALONEY DILATORS ARE A LITTLE MORE RIGID AND LESS FLEXIBLE THAN THE FORMER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MALONEY TAPERED MERCURY-FILLED ESOPHAGEAL BOUGIES MERCURY-FILL BOUGIES KCD PILLING COMPANY UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 76 YR