A male patient underwent an aquablation procedure for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (bph).Procept biorobotics corporation (procept) became aware that, following the aquablation procedure and while using a loop to achieve hemostasis, the treating surgeon noticed an injury in the patient's bladder near the head of the posterior bladder wall.The treating surgeon assessed the injury and determined that it appeared to be a result of device insertion or removal, possibly from the aquabeam handpiece or resectoscope.The injury was assessed and it was determined that the bladder was not perforated and out of caution the foley balloon catheter will be left in place for several days.The patient is reported to be doing well and discharged after an extra night at the hospital.No malfunction of the aquabeam robotic system was reported.
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H10 additional narrative data.On 11-dec-2023, additional information was received regarding the reported event.It was reported that the patient experienced a bladder floor scrape due to insertion of the surgeon's resectoscope.The aquabeam robotic system is a reusable device; therefore, it is currently in the possession of the user facility.The investigation of this event consisted of a review of the device history record (dhr) and labeling.A review of the device history record (dhr) ab2000-b/serial number (b)(6) was conducted, which confirmed that there were no non-conformances, failures, discrepancies, or missed steps during the manufacturing process that could be related to the reported event.The review indicated that the system met all design and manufacturing specifications when released for distribution.Aquabeam robotic system instructions for use (ifu), ifu0101-00, rev.E, was reviewed and states the following: 4.3.Warnings: procedure as with any surgical urologic procedure, potential perioperative risks of the aquablation procedure include: - bladder or prostate capsule perforation.The aquabeam robotic system is a reusable device; therefore, it is still currently in possession of the user facility.The aquabeam robotic system's ifu lists bladder or prostate capsule perforation as a potential risk of the aquablation procedure.Based on the review of the dhr and labeling, the event is considered not to be device-related.Submission of this report does not constitute an admission that the manufacturer's product caused or contributed to the event.
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