MAUDE MDR 4603327

MDR report key
4603327
Report number
MW5041373
Event key
0
Event type
3
Date received
2015-03-05
Adverse event
3
Product problem
3
Patients in event
0
Reporter occupation
305
Health professional
0
Initial report to FDA
3
Event location
0

Manufacturer Contact#

Report source
P
Manufacturer link flag
N

Devices#

Seq, Brand, Generic table
SeqBrandGenericManufacturerProduct codeModelCatalogLotPMA510(k)ImplantEvaluatedAvailability
1UNKUNK ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE.ODD

Patients#

Sequence, Received, Treatment table
SequenceReceivedTreatmentOutcome
12015-03-0501. H

Event Narratives#

D

Patient 1

I WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, AFTER THE PROCEDURE I DEVELOPED E.COLI SEPTICEMIA AND ACUTE PANCREATITIS. THIS WAS BACK IN 2001, BUT I AM HOWEVER WONDERING IF THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON LONGER THAN RECENT NEWS HAS REPORTED. AT THE TIME THE DOCTOR HAD ATTEMPTED TO USE A NEW (TO HIM) DEVICE AND A MEDICAL SALESMAN WAS IN THE ROOM AT THE TIME OF MY PROCEDURE. I BELIEVE HE COULD NOT ACHIEVE THIS GOAL AND USED THE OLD DEVICE, I DON'T KNOW WHICH TOOL (THE NEW OR THE OLD ONE) INTRODUCED THE E. COLI INTO MY SYSTEM. I SPOKE TO A WOMAN NAMED (B)(6) FROM MY AREA THAT WORKS FOR THE FDA AND SHE SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE AGENCY THROUGH THIS METHOD. I AM NOT SURE IF IT MATTERS AT ALL BUT AS I STATED BEFORE I DON'T THINK THIS IS A NEW PROBLEM FOR THESE DEVICES. I STILL HAVE MY MEDICAL RECORDS FROM THIS EVENT.