MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION FLEXIMA BILIARY; CATHETER, BILIARY, DIAGNOSTIC

Model Number	M00539270
Medical Device Problem Codes	Break (1069); Positioning Failure (1158)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	11/15/2022
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4).
Event or Problem Description
It was reported to boston scientific corporation that a flexima biliary stent was used during an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedure in the biliary drainage, performed on (b)(6) 2022.During the procedure, when the physician attempted to deploy the stent, the guide catheter broke and the stent failed to deploy.The broken guide catheter remained within the push catheter, enabling it to be removed in one piece and another flexima biliary stent was opened and successfully completed the procedure.There were no patient complications reported as a result of this event.The patient's condition at the conclusion of the procedure was reported to be stable.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported to boston scientific corporation that a flexima biliary stent was used during an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedure in the biliary drainage, performed on (b)(6) 2022.During the procedure, when the physician attempted to deploy the stent, the guide catheter broke and the stent failed to deploy.The broken guide catheter remained within the push catheter, enabling it to be removed in one piece and another flexima biliary stent was opened and successfully completed the procedure.There were no patient complications reported as a result of this event.The patient's condition at the conclusion of the procedure was reported to be stable.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Block h6: medical device problem code a0401 captures the reportable event of guide catheter break.Block h10: the returned flexima biliary stent was analyzed, and a visual evaluation noted that the device looks in good conditions overall and no issues were found.The guide catheter was reinserted to verify the distal tip and it was in good conditions.Based on the provided and collected information, this device met all manufacturing requirements, and no abnormalities were reported during the manufacturing process.After analysis of the device returned, it was determined that the device was free of obvious issues and during functional inspection it worked as intended.The unit returned did not show evidence of either the alleged issue or any defect that could have contributed to the event reported.Therefore, no problem detected is selected as the most probable root cause for the complaint since the device complaint or problem cannot be confirmed.

• Brand Name: FLEXIMA BILIARY
• Common Device Name: CATHETER, BILIARY, DIAGNOSTIC
• Manufacturer (Section D): BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION; 300 boston scientific way; marlborough MA 01752
• Manufacturer (Section G): BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION; 780 brookside drive; spencer IN 47460
• Manufacturer Contact: carole morley ; 300 boston scientific way; marlborough, MA 01752 ; 5086834015
• MDR Report Key: 15982131
• Report Number: 3005099803-2022-07181
• Device Sequence Number: 15184102
• Product Code: FGE
• UDI-Device Identifier: 08714729162582
• UDI-Public: 08714729162582
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CH
• PMA/510(K) Number: K965147
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other,Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative,Distributor
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 01/30/2023

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 Expiration Date: 10/10/2024
• Device Model Number: M00539270
• Device Catalogue Number: 3927
• Device Lot Number: 0028181279
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Initial
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 11/15/2022
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/04/2023
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/14/2022
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 01/30/2023
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 10/11/2021
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 40 YR
• Patient Sex: Male
• Patient Weight: 66 KG