According to the reporter, during an esophageal procedure, the bravo capsule yielded a short study.The study was only 15 minutes long with a straight red line.The patient kept the recorder the entire 48 hours.The patient had called the doctor but the doctor did not get the call and the patient was advised to continue wearing the equipment.The account confirmed that a repeat procedure was necessary.No other known adverse events were reported.
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Evaluation summary: thought he defective device was not provided for evaluation, a copy of the data was received.Based on the data collected, the recording was 00:14 minutes instead of the intended 24, 48 or 96 hours.Due to the limited data available the conclusion of the investigation is that the cause of the malfunction could not be determined.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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