Investigation evaluation: a product evaluation was not performed in response to this report because the product said to be involved was not provided to cook for evaluation.The report could not be confirmed.A review of the device history record could not be conducted because the lot number was not provided.Investigation conclusion: we could not conduct a complete investigation because the product said to be involved was not returned for evaluation.A definitive cause for the reported observation could not be determined.However, a device failure was not reported in the article.The article reported occurrences of bleeding, perforation, pancreatitis, and infection.All are known complication of these types of procedures.The instructions for use include the following potential complications: "potential adverse events associated with papillotomy include but are not limited to: pancreatitis, bleeding, perforation, and infection." prior to distribution, all huibregtse needle knife papillotomes are subjected to a visual inspection and functional test to ensure device integrity.Corrective action: corrective action is not warranted at this time based on the quality engineering risk assessment.Quality assurance will continue to monitor for complaint trends and reassess the risk assessment results as post market feedback continues to become available.
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