FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HYDRATOME SPHINCTEROTOME

MDR report key: 969060 · Received December 26, 2007

Report

Report Number
6000048-2007-00347
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 26, 2007
Date of Event
November 26, 2007
Report Date
November 28, 2007
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.
Product Code
KNS
PMA / PMN Number
K013153
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HAS BEEN DISCARDED BY THE USER FACILITY; THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEVICE AND THE EVENT IS UNDETERMINED. THE LOT NUMBER IS UNK. A CUSTOMER SHIPMENT HISTORY REVIEW REVEALED THREE LOTS (8973265, 11045471, AND 9795676) THAT WERE SHIPPED TO THE CUSTOMER PRIOR TO THE EVENT. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) FOR THESE LOTS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE FOR LOT NUMBERS 11045471 AND 9795676 DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY ADD'L COMPLAINTS RECORDED FOR THE SAME LOTS. HOWEVER, THE LOT HISTORY SEARCH FOR LOT NUMBER 8973265 DID IDENTIFY TWO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS LOT (ONE FOR BENT WORKING LENGTH AND ONE FOR SPLINTERED/FRAYED TIP). THE NOV 2007 15-MONTH JAGTOME SPHINCTEROTOME PROD FAMILY COMPLAINT TREND REPORT, INCLUSIVE OF ALL FAILURE MODES, WAS REVIEWED; NO UNFAVORABLE TREND WAS NOTED. THE HYDRATOME SPHINCTEROTOME PROD FAMILY IS INCLUDED IN THE SAME TREND REPORT AS THE JAGTOME PROD FAMILY SINCE BOTH FAMILIES UTILIZE THE SAME SPHINCTEROTOME DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A HYDRATOME SPHINCTEROTOME WAS USED IN AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGEOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE, ON A MALE PT, (WEIGHT UNK), IN 2007. ALTHOUGH THE PT'S ACTUAL AGE IS UNK. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, "DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUT WIRE BROKE." THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE BROKEN DEVICE AND COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE WITH ANOTHER HYDRATOME SPHINCTEROTOME. NO PT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HYDRATOME SPHINCTEROTOME KNS BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. M00583060 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR