It was reported to boston scientific corporation that a trapezoid rx basket was used in the common bile duct during an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with stone removal procedure performed on (b)(6) 2023.During the procedure, a trapezoid rx basket was used in an attempt to crush a large stone that could not be removed with traditional balloon sweep.However, the captured stone could not be crushed.An alliance handle was attached for mechanical lithotripsy, however, upon closing the handle, the tip failed to disengage, and the stone would not break.The process was repeated several times with the alliance handle; still the tip would not disengage.The patient had to be sent to surgery the same day, to remove the basket and the stone.The patient was admitted in the hospital beyond the standard of care.
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