Model Number M00568520 |
Device Problem
Difficult to Advance (2920)
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Patient Problem
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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Event Date 05/24/2017 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The complainant was unable to provide the suspect device lot number; therefore, the lot expiration and device manufacture dates are unknown.However, the complainant stated that the device was used prior to the expiration date.(b)(4).The device has been received for analysis.Upon completion of the failure analysis of the complaint device, if there is any further relevant information from that review, a supplemental medwatch will be filed.
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Event Description
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It was reported to boston scientific corporation that a one step button initial placement gastrostomy kit was used during a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) procedure performed on (b)(6) 2017.According to the complainant, during the procedure, when the physician was attempting to pull the one step button tube into the stomach it was pulled into the abdominal wall and was placed in the wrong area.The physician removed this device and the procedure was completed with a different device.There were no patient complications reported as a result of this event.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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A visual examination of the one step button pull delivery system device revealed that the suture had been properly placed under the sheath during assembly as evidenced by the suture impression running from the suture hole to the proximal end of the sheath.Additionally the sheath had been pulled outward as the user pulled the suture perpendicular to the delivery system.The sheath was still attached to the delivery system and it was torn.The button section looks in good conditions without evidence of defects.It was noted that the condition of the returned device could not be evaluated with respect to the procedural factors encountered during the procedure (¿difficulty placing/retracting¿).It appears the suture tore the sheath as intended but the user could have difficulty during the placement of the device; this can be due to user technique, patient anatomy or other procedural factors.Therefore the most probable root cause of this complaint is ¿operational context¿, since it is most likely that due to anatomical and/or procedural factors encountered during the procedure, performance was limited.
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Event Description
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It was reported to boston scientific corporation that a one step button initial placement gastrostomy kit was used during a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) procedure performed on (b)(6) 2017.According to the complainant, during the procedure, when the physician was attempting to pull the one step button tube into the stomach it was pulled into the abdominal wall and was placed in the wrong area.The physician removed this device and the procedure was completed with a different device.There were no patient complications reported as a result of this event.
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