Model Number SV-2101 |
Device Problems
Defective Device (2588); Material Deformation (2976)
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Patient Problems
Pain (1994); Ulcer (2274); Discomfort (2330)
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Event Date 12/12/2023 |
Event Type
Injury
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Event Description
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It was reported to boston scientific corporation that a spaceoar vue device was implanted during a placement procedure performed under local anesthesia on (b)(6) 2023.Additionally, fiducial markers were placed.Post spaceoar vue placement procedure, the patient complained about abdominal pain.On (b)(6) 2023, the physician prescribed the patient an intra-anal pain medication.The patient's initial scans confirmed the correct hydrogel placement.However, the hydrogel started to move more posteriorly and in a strange shape in later images.On (b)(6) 2023, an additional computerized (ct) scan was performed and revealed that the hydrogel was not present in the implant area, there was a small amount of air where it used to be.On (b)(6) 2023, the patient was sent to a colorectal surgeon for further evaluation, and an ulcer was discovered.It was indicated that the patient was advised to use proctofoam during the start of his treatment, in the physician's assessment there is a possibility that the patient could have poked himself with the proctofoam insertion needle and this could have caused a hole.The patient's radiation treatment was paused as a result of these events.At the time of this report the patient is doing well with no bleeding and no pain or fever.It was indicated that another colonoscopy was scheduled to determine the appropriate treatment.The patient has gotten 27 fractions total out of 44.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Blocks d4 and h4: the complainant was unable to report the lot number; therefore, the manufacture date and expiration date are unknown.Block h6: patient code e2330 is being used to capture the reportable event of pain.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Blocks d4 and h4: the complainant was unable to report the lot number; therefore, the manufacture date and expiration date are unknown.Block h6: patient code e2330 is being used to capture the reportable event of pain.Blockh11: block d4 was corrected.
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Event Description
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It was reported to boston scientific corporation that a spaceoar vue device was implanted during a placement procedure performed under local anesthesia on (b)(6) 2023.Additionally, fiducial markers were placed.Post spaceoar vue placement procedure, the patient complained about abdominal pain.On (b)(6) 2023, the physician prescribed the patient an intra-anal pain medication.The patient's initial scans confirmed the correct hydrogel placement.However, the hydrogel started to move more posteriorly and in a strange shape in later images.On december 27, 2023, an additional computerized (ct) scan was performed and revealed that the hydrogel was not present in the implant area, there was a small amount of air where it used to be.On (b)(6) 2023, the patient was sent to a colorectal surgeon for further evaluation, and an ulcer was discovered.It was indicated that the patient was advised to use proctofoam during the start of his treatment, in the physician's assessment there is a possibility that the patient could have poked himself with the proctofoam insertion needle and this could have caused a hole.The patient's radiation treatment was paused as a result of these events.At the time of this report the patient is doing well with no bleeding and no pain or fever.It was indicated that another colonoscopy was scheduled to determine the appropriate treatment.The patient has gotten 27 fractions total out of 44.
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