| Model Number |
G56572 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Activation Failure (3270)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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During an endoscopic hemostasis procedure, the physician used three (3) cook hemospray endoscopic hemostats.It was reported that the three (3) devices all had the same issue of not dispensing the powder as if it was clogged.They changed catheters and had the same issue.At the time of this report, our attempts to collect additional information regarding patient outcome have been unsuccessful.While the complainant did not specify if the patient experienced any adverse effects or required additional medical procedures due to this event, the information able to be collected does not reasonably suggest the patient was adversely impacted.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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.The device history record for the lot number said to be involved was reviewed.A discrepancy or anomaly was not observed with the product that was released for distribution.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.A corrective action (capa) was initiated to further investigate device failure due to being unable to spray powder.This device is within the scope of the capa.Prior to distribution, all hemospray endoscopic hemostats are subjected to a visual inspection to ensure device integrity.A review of the device history record confirmed that lot said to be involved met all manufacturing requirements prior to shipment.Corrective action:
a corrective action (capa) was initiated to further investigate device failure due to being unable to spray powder.The product said to be involved is included in the scope of the corrective action.A review of the complaint history was conducted.Quality assurance will continue to monitor for complaint trends.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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