BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    ECHOTIP ULTRA ENDOBRONCHIAL HD ULTRASOUND NEEDLE

    MDR report key: 9472222 · Received December 16, 2019

    Report

    Report Number
    3001845648-2019-00716
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    December 16, 2019
    Date of Event
    November 4, 2019
    Report Date
    February 27, 2020
    Manufacturer
    COOK IRELAND LTD
    Product Code
    FCG
    UDI-DI
    00827002520110
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    PMA/510(K) #K160229. 1 UNIT OF LOT NUMBER C1619840 OF ECHO-HD-22-EBUS-O WAS RETURNED OPENED IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS FILE IS RELATED TO ANOTHER COMPLAINT FILE. FOR DETAILS OF THE OTHER INVESTIGATION PLEASE REFER TO (B)(4). THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE COMPLAINT WAS EVALUATED IN THE LABORATORY . THE NEEDLE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN DISTALLY. PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION, ALL ECHO-HD-22-EBUS-O DEVICES ARE SUBJECTED TO FUNCTIONAL CHECKS AND VISUAL INSPECTION TO ENSURE DEVICE INTEGRITY. THESE INSPECTIONS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS ARE OUTLINED IN INTERNAL PROCEDURES IN PLACE AT CIRL. A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS FOR ECHO-HD-22-EBUS-O OF LOT NUMBER C1619840 DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COMPLAINT ISSUE. THE REVIEW OF RELEVANT MANUFACTURING RECORDS, CONFIRMS THE FAILURE MODE HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED WITH THE CURRENT LOT NUMBER. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO DATE, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THERE ARE ANY MANUFACTURING ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH LOT NUMBER C1619840. THE NOTES SECTION OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, WHICH ACCOMPANIES THIS DEVICE INSTRUCTS THE USER TO INSPECT THE DEVICE PRIOR TO USE FOR ANY DAMAGE: "VISUALLY INSPECT WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO KINKS, BENDS AND BREAKS. IF AN ABNORMALITY IS DETECTED THAT WOULD PROHIBIT PROPER WORKING CONDITION, DO NOT USE" AND ¿THIS DEVICE IS INTENDED FOR USE WITH AN OLYMPUS EBUS SCOPE". THERE IS EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THE CUSTOMER DID NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. THE ANSWERS TO THE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS CONFIRMED THAT A FUJI SCOPE WAS USED. AS THIS DID NOT MEET THE IFU REQUIREMENT A NEW WAS OPENED FOR INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE, (B)(4). A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AS CIRCUMSTANCES OF USE CANNOT BE REPLICATED IN THE LABORATORY. A POSSIBLE CAUSE COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE NEEDLE TIP COMING INTO CONTACT WITH A HARD PART OF THE PATIENT ANATOMY AND SCOPE IN A FLEXED POSITION LEADING TO A DISTAL KINK WHICH IN TURN LED TO THE NEEDLE BREAKING WHEN OUTSIDE THE PATIENT. COMPLAINT IS CONFIRMED AS THE FAILURE WAS VERIFIED IN THE LABORATORY. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED FOR POTENTIAL EMERGING TRENDS.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    510(K) #K160229 A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AS CIRCUMSTANCES OF USE CANNOT BE REPLICATED IN THE LABORATORY. A POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSE MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE USER USING THE DEVICE WITH AN INCOMPATIBLE DEVICE, AS PER INFORMATION PROVIDED, A FUJI SCOPE WAS USED AND AS PER IFU ¿ THIS DEVICE IS INTENDED FOR USE WITH AN OLYMPUS EBUS SCOPE¿, THEREFORE THE USER DID NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW THE DEVICE PERFORMS WITH AN INCOMPATIBLE DEVICE THEREFORE THE NEEDLE KINKING DISTALLY ISSUE LEADING TO THE NEEDLE BREAKING WHEN OUTSIDE THE PATIENT COULD HAVE BEEN INDUCED BY THE SCOPE.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE DOCTOR PERFORMED THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND THE NEEDLE SEEMED GOOD BUT WHEN THEY LOOKED AT IT WITH THE ENDOSCOPE, THE IMAGE SHOWED THAT THE TIP WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. THEY TRIED TO TAKE IT OUT FROM THE PATIENT AND WHEN THEY PLACED IT ON THE STERILE TABLE, THE TIP BROKE IMMEDIATELY. THE BROKEN PART IS BEING RETURNED ALONG WITH THE NEEDLE ITSELF IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    THE INVESTIGATION WAS UPDATED ON THE 27-FEB-2020 TO CAPTURE THE POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSE RELATING TO USER ERROR. THIS SUPPLEMENT REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO INCLUDE THE UPDATED INVESTIGATION IN SECTION H.10.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    PMA/510(K) #K160229. INVESTIGATION IS STILL PENDING. A FOLLOW UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED TO INCLUDE THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUSIONS.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE DOCTOR PERFORMED THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND THE NEEDLE SEEMED GOOD BUT WHEN THEY LOOKED AT IT WITH THE ENDOSCOPE, THE IMAGE SHOWED THAT THE TIP WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. THEY TRIED TO TAKE IT OUT FROM THE PATIENT AND WHEN THEY PLACED IT ON THE STERILE TABLE , THE TIP BROKE IMMEDIATELY. THE BROKEN PART IS BEING RETURNED ALONG WITH THE NEEDLE ITSELF IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX..

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1266273 ECHOTIP ULTRA ENDOBRONCHIAL HD ULTRASOUND NEEDLE FCG KIT, NEEDLE, BIOPSY FCG COOK IRELAND LTD G52011 C1619840 00827002520110

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1