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| Model Number |
FGS-0109 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Entrapment of Device (1212)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Radiation Exposure, Unintended (3164); Cancer (3262)
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| Date of Event |
08/24/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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According to the reporter, the patency capsule was still in the ascending colon of the patient as confirmed by the computed tomography and three x-ray's.The patient was then admitted for gastrointestinal bleeding and has a history of colon cancer.The medical advisor explained to the customer that the patency capsule will dissolve and will be expulsed naturally, and that it will be defined as a retained capsule after fifteen days.The patient had a history of prior gastrointestinal bleeding, melena, and colon cancer.The patient is still hospitalized, additional diagnosis pneumonitis and will continue to be monitored and the physician will decide the best action.The x-ray showed some colonic diverticular present and the capsule was seen.
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