FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ESUCTION, ESOPHAGEAL

MDR report key: 9552578 · Received January 3, 2020

Report

Report Number
MW5092027
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 3, 2020
Date of Event
December 20, 2019
Report Date
December 30, 2019
Manufacturer
ENDO-THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Product Code
FGX
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
ME, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PRESENTED WITH FOOD BOLUS. SNARE WAS USED TO ATTEMPT REMOVAL BUT WAS TOO SMALL TO ENCIRCLE THE BOLUS. AN E-SUCTION CAP DEVICE WAS THEN APPLIED TO THE TIP OF THE SCOPE. THE SCOPE WAS THEN ADVANCED BACK INTO THE CERVICAL ESOPHAGUS. THE BOLUS WAS SUCTIONED INTO THE CAP BUT THE WIRE OF THE DEVICE FAILED AND THE CAP DISLODGED ON TOP OF THE FOOD BOLUS. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER. PROVIDER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THIS DUE TO PT RETCHING AND RISK OF AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. ANESTHESIA WAS CALLED AND THE PT WAS INTUBATED AND TRANSFERRED TO THE ED WITH INTENTION OF TRANSFER TO A TERTIARY CARE FACILITY WHERE ACCEPTING ENT REMOVED THE DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
11795 ESUCTION, ESOPHAGEAL SNARE, NON-ELECTRICAL FGX ENDO-THERAPEUTICS, INC. ET2000 336750

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 32 YR Other| R