ABBVIE - MEDICAL DEVICE CENTER DUODOPA_DUOPA; TUBES, GASTROINTESTINAL (AND ACCESSORIES)
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Catalog Number DUODOPA PEG TUBE |
Device Problem
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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Patient Problems
Skin Infection (4544); Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms, Conditions Term / Code Not Available (4581)
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Event Date 11/23/2021 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Reference record (b)(4).The device involved in the events remained implanted in the patient and was not returned; therefore, a return sample evaluation is unable to be performed.A buried bumper and stoma site infection are known complications of a peg tube placement.(b)(4).If any further relevant information is identified or obtained, a supplemental medwatch will be filed.
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Event Description
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On (b)(6) 2017, a patient in the (b)(6) underwent a procedure for the placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) tube with jejunal (peg-j) tube.On (b)(6) 2021, the patient's spouse reported that prior to a scheduled tubing replacement, an x-ray revealed that the retention disc was inside of the abdominal tissue and the patient was diagnosed with buried bumper syndrome and cellulitis with drainage on a section of the skin on the stoma.The patient was diagnosed with buried bumper syndrome and was treated with oral clindamycin, topical lotrimin and cortisone cream.A tubing replacement is scheduled for (b)(6) 2021.
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