| Model Number |
7500 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Abdominal Pain (1685); Nausea (1970); Vomiting (2144); Constipation (3274)
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| Date of Event |
07/05/2017
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Balloon burst while implanted in patient for 27 days.Product investigation on-going.No serious injury associated with event.Root cause of balloon burst/deflation remains unknown.Possibly related to use error/overpressurization of balloon at placement.Inflation pressures at placement not documented by physician staff.Initial testing suggests that peak pressures balloon exposed to where significantly higher than expected with a single inflation can.Second balloon in placement had an implantation time of 9 days without issue and was found fully inflated at removal.
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Event or Problem Description
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Patient had new onset of non-serious abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and constipation lasting 4 days.After holiday patient contacted site.X-ray was conducted and one of two balloons was deflated due to a burst.Both balloons were removed as patient wanted to start a new series of balloons.
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