Reference record (b)(4).The device involved in the event remained implanted in the patient and was not returned; therefore, a return sample evaluation is unable to be performed.Catalog number is the international list number which is similar to us list number of 062918.Gastro-intestinal ulcer is a known complication of a peg tube/ j-tube placement.If any further relevant information is identified or obtained, a supplemental medwatch will be filed.
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On (b)(6) 2020, a patient in (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 was hospitalized for a hemorrhage in the rectum.The patient was diagnosed with an ulcer in the duodenum in the hospital.The endoscopy revealed decubitus of the internal tube in the duodenum, without any active bleeding.
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