CORFLO STANDARD PEG KIT - PULL METHOD
Report
- Report Number
- 3006646024-2020-00002
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 4, 2020
- Date of Event
- January 13, 2020
- Report Date
- April 14, 2020
- Manufacturer
- AVANOS MEDICAL INC.
- Product Code
- KNT
- UDI-DI
- 00350770458854
- PMA / PMN Number
- K882867
- Removal / Correction Number
- TBD
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
BLOCK H9: A FIELD ACTION WAS INITIATED ON 16-MAR-2020. THE ACTUAL COMPLAINT PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; HOWEVER, A DEVICE FROM THE SAME LOT WAS RETURNED FROM THE USER. THIS DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AND THE REPORTED INCIDENT WAS CONFIRMED. POTENTIAL ROOT CAUSES WERE IDENTIFIED AND ARE BEING ADDRESSED. ALL INFORMATION REASONABLY KNOWN AS OF 13 APR 2020 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AVANOS MEDICAL INC. REPRESENTS ALL OF THE KNOWN INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE COMPLAINANT / REPORTER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER PATIENT, PRODUCT, OR PROCEDURAL DETAILS TO AVANOS MEDICAL INC.. AVANOS MEDICAL INC. HAS NO INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENT REPORTED BUT IS RELAYING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS PRODUCT INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE AVANOS MEDICAL INC. COMPLAINT DATABASE AND IDENTIFIED AS COMPLAINT (B)(4). THIS INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO 21CFR803, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT AN AVANOS MEDICAL INC. PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE OR CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY.
THE PRODUCT INVOLVED IN THE REPORT HAS BEEN RETURNED AND IS BEING PROCESSED FOR EVALUATION. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR LOT 0203214820 WAS REVIEWED AND THE PRODUCT WAS PRODUCED ACCORDING TO PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. ALL INFORMATION REASONABLY KNOWN AS OF (B)(6) 2020 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AVANOS MEDICAL INC. REPRESENTS ALL OF THE KNOWN INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. AVANOS MEDICAL INC. HAS NO INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENT REPORTED BUT IS RELAYING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS PRODUCT INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE AVANOS MEDICAL INC. COMPLAINT DATABASE AND IDENTIFIED AS COMPLAINT (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT "THERE WAS GAS (FROM THE STOMACH) COMING OUT RIGHT AFTER WE PLACED IT [CORFLO MAX PEG (12 FR)] AND OPENED IT BUT WHEN THEY WERE READY TO INFUSE FLUID, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO SO. IT SO HAPPENS, WE HAD TO CHANGE THAT TUBE ON POD [POST-OPERATIVE DAY] # 2, WHEN IT WAS NOT VERY SAFE TO DO, BUT WE VERY CAREFULLY DID. THE TUBE HAD A 'DIAPHRAGM' CAUSING AN OBSTRUCTION AT THE TIP BEFORE THE DISC WITH THE SPONGE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 16-JAN-2020 INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS FOLLOWING THE REDO PROCEDURE. PRODUCT LOT CODE WAS PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 17-JAN-2020 INCLUDED LIMITED PATIENT INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131447 | CORFLO STANDARD PEG KIT - PULL METHOD | DH CPK PEG INITIAL PLACEMENT PRODUCTS | KNT | AVANOS MEDICAL INC. | 30-6012 | 0203214820 | 00350770458854 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 MO |