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Investigation ¿ evaluation it was reported the harrison fetal bladder stent set¿s wire positioner did not pass through the trocar needle.The issue was found during the pre-operative preparation; the patient was under anesthesia (or sedation), no damage was noted on the device.The surgery was canceled and re-scheduled for another day because there was not another bladder stent available at the hospital.The re-scheduled surgery was successfully performed by using another same-type device.A section of the device did not remain inside the patient¿s body.The patient did not require any additional intervention due to this occurrence.The patient did not experience any adverse effects due to this occurrence.Reviews of documentation including the complaint history, device history record (dhr), quality control procedures, and instructions for use (ifu), as well as a visual inspection and functional test of the returned device, were conducted during the investigation.One device set was returned to cook for evaluation.Per functional testing, the stent and positioner were able to be threaded onto the wire guide, and the positioner pushed the stent off without issue.Also, the stent positioner was able to be threaded through the trocar sheath without issue.Upon visual inspection, it appeared the user tried to thread the stent through the trocar sheath while threaded onto a wire guide, then used the positioner to push it through.Additionally, a document-based investigation evaluation was performed.A review of the device master record (dmr) concluded that sufficient inspection activities are in place to identify this failure mode prior to distribution.A review of the dhrs for the reported complaint device lot and the related subassembly lots revealed no relevant non-conformances.A review of complaint history records found no other related complaints associated with the complaint device lot.Cook also reviewed product labeling.The product ifu, tfbfbp_rev1 ¿harrison fetal bladder stent set¿, provides the following information to the user related to the reported failure mode: "assmbly instructions 1.Just prior to placement procedure, load the positioner onto the wire guide.2.Load the stent onto the wire guide by introducing the wire guide into the multi-length coil of the stent until 3mm - 4mm of the wire guide extends beyond the distal coil of the stent.Place non-flared end of the positioner against the end of the multi-length (proximal) stent coil (figure a).Note: the single coil of the stent is the distal coil which is placed in the fetal bladder.Be sure stent is properly loaded on wire guide before placement procedure begins.Caution: to assure stent coils maintain optimum memory, do not load the stent onto the wire guide until immediately prior to placement through the needle." review of the device history record, complaint history, quality control documents, and device failure analysis does not indicate that the device was manufactured out of specification and does not suggest items in the lot or similar devices in the field or in house are nonconforming.Based on the information provided, inspection of the returned device, and the results of the investigation, a definitive cause of the event could not be determined from the available information.The appropriate personnel have been notified.Cook will continue to monitor for similar complaints.Per the risk assessment no further action is required.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803 and is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement contained herein is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned, that a death or serious injury occurred, nor that any cook device caused, contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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