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GIVEN IMAGING LTD., YOQNEAM PILLCAM; SYSTEM, IMAGING, GASTROINTESTINAL, WIRELESS, CAPSULE
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| Model Number |
FGS-0391 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Entrapment of Device (1212)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Injury (2348)
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| Date of Event |
09/28/2018
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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 doctor identified that the patient had a retained capsule when the data or study was reviewed, so an x-ray and ct scan was performed for confirmation of the capsule not passing to the cecum.The patient is still an inpatient and is on tube feeding.The patient is not experiencing any discomfort or pain from the capsule, but was operated to obtain the retained capsule.A laparotomy was performed, the capsule was removed and a partial resection of the ileum was undertaken.The capsule was located laparoscopically in the terminal ileum where it was caught by multiple benign strictures, caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (nsaid) overuse.The patient had returned home.
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