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The actual complaint product was not returned for evaluation.A review of the device history record is not possible as no lot number was provided.Root cause could not be determined.All information reasonably known as of 18-aug-2023 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.H3 other text : device not returned.
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Avanos medical received a single report that referenced two different incidences, which were associated with separate units, involving two different events.This is the second of two reports.Refer to 3006646024-2023-00032 for the first event.It was reported, the hospital experienced an instance where the patient's esophagus was perforated while using the peg (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy).No additional information was provided.Additional information received 15-aug-2023 stating the patient had an unspecified percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) tube that had been dislodge and required new placement.There were three esophagus deep mucosal tears, one believed to be perforation through the mucosa.The patient was treated endoscopically and clipped at all three tear sites.A computed tomography (ct) of the chest, abdomen and pelvis was performed and did not show pneumomediastinum or extraesophageal air.
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