| Model Number |
M00565060 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Bowel Perforation (2668)
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| Date of Event |
05/28/2023
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported to boston scientific corporation on june 06, 2023 that a wallflex enteral colonic stent was implanted in the colon to treat a less than 8cm malignant stricture during a colonoscopy with stent placement procedure performed on (b)(6) 2023.The patient's anatomy was tortuous.A day post stent placement, it was observed that the patient's white blood cell count went up.A computerized tomography (ct) scan was done and perforation was confirmed.Subsequently, surgery was performed to treat the perforation and remove the wallflex colonic stent.The patient is good following the surgery.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Block d4, h4: the complainant was unable to provide the suspect device lot number; therefore, the lot expiration and device manufacture dates are unknown.Block h6: imdrf patient code e1006 captures the reportable event of perforation, bowel.Imdrf impact code f19 captures the surgical intervention to treat the perforation and remove the stent.
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