MAUDE Adverse Event Report: AVANOS MEDICAL INC. INTRODUCER KIT FOR GASTROSTOMY FEEDING TUBE; DH EF PERC PLACEMENT PRODUCTS

Model Number	98430
Medical Device Problem Codes	Entrapment of Device (1212); Migration (4003)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
A review of the device history record is not possible as no lot number was provided.The actual complaint product was not returned for evaluation.Root cause could not be determined.All information reasonably known as of (b)(6) 2020 has been included in this health authority report.Should additional information be obtained, a follow-up health authority report will be provided.The information provided by avanos medical inc.Represents all of the known information at this time.Avanos medical inc.Has no independent knowledge of the event reported but is relaying the information that was provided by the user facility where the incident occurred.This product incident is documented in the avanos medical inc.Complaint database and identified as complaint comp (b)(4).
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that the gastrostomy button was placed with the assistance of the introducer kit in 2014, at birth of child.In 2019, two of the three saf-t-pexy anchors were still in place in the mucosa.Additional information has been requested but not yet received.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Imaging provided by the user facility was reviewed; however, the reported incident was unable to be confirmed.Root cause could not be determined.All information reasonably known as of 18 feb 2021 has been included in this health authority report.Should additional information be obtained, a follow-up health authority report will be provided.The information provided by avanos medical inc.Represents all of the known information at this time.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the complainant / reporter was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural details to avanos medical inc.Avanos medical inc.Has no independent knowledge of the event reported but is relaying the information that was provided by the user facility where the incident occurred.This product incident is documented in the avanos medical inc.Complaint database and identified as complaint (b)(4).This information is submitted pursuant to 21cfr803, in compliance with the medical device reporting requirement and should not be considered to be an admission that an avanos medical inc.Product is defective or caused serious injury.

• Brand Name: INTRODUCER KIT FOR GASTROSTOMY FEEDING TUBE
• Common Device Name: DH EF PERC PLACEMENT PRODUCTS
• Manufacturer (Section D): AVANOS MEDICAL INC.; 5405 windward parkway; alpharetta GA 30004
• MDR Report Key: 11091322
• Report Number: 9611594-2020-00252
• Device Sequence Number: 3711160
• Product Code: KGC
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00350770984308
• UDI-Public: 00350770984308
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: FR
• PMA/510(K) Number: K080253
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,foreig
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 02/18/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 98430
• Device Catalogue Number: N/A
• Device Lot Number: UNKNOWN
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/07/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/26/2021
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/29/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 02/18/2021
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 6 YR
• Patient Weight: 24