MAUDE Adverse Event Report: AVANOS MEDICAL INC. INTRODUCER KIT FOR GASTROSTOMY FEEDING TUBE, 24FR DILATOR; DH EF PERC PLACEMENT PRODUCTS

Model Number	98434-02
Medical Device Problem Code	Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
Date of Event	08/15/2018
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The device history record for the reported lot number, aa8162r05, in this complaint was reviewed and the material was produced according to the manufacturing procedures and met the quality requirements.The actual complaint product was not returned for evaluation.All information reasonably known as of 06-sep-2018 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).The device was not returned.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that during the initial mic-g tube placement, using the initial placement kit (ipk) the physician went to retract the inner sleeves and main catheter of the dilator.Leaving only the peel away sheath, the inner sleeves did not exit the body with the main catheter.The physician had to use a snare to grab the sleeves and pull them up and out with a scope.There was no reported patient injury.

• Brand Name: INTRODUCER KIT FOR GASTROSTOMY FEEDING TUBE, 24FR DILATOR
• Common Device Name: DH EF PERC PLACEMENT PRODUCTS
• Manufacturer (Section D): AVANOS MEDICAL INC.; 5405 windward parkway; alpharetta GA 30004
• MDR Report Key: 7860792
• Report Number: 9611594-2018-00144
• Device Sequence Number: 1986948
• Product Code: KGC
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10680651984347
• UDI-Public: 10680651984347
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: NC
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K080253
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 08/15/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 05/01/2020
• Device Model Number: 98434-02
• Device Catalogue Number: 991098434
• Device Lot Number: AA8162R05
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/15/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 09/10/2018
• Patient Sequence Number: 1