PROTOCOL COLON INSUFFLATOR, MODEL 6400

MAUDE Adverse Event Report

MAUDE data represents reports of adverse events involving medical devices. This maude entry was filed from a foreign,health professional report with the FDA on 2018-04-25 for PROTOCOL COLON INSUFFLATOR, MODEL 6400 manufactured by E-z-em Inc..

Event Text Entries

[106578360] On 25-apr-2018: initial and follow up report was submitted to fda together as one single report.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: N, H10


[106578361] On 06-apr-2018: case description: this spontaneous case was reported by a healthcare professional to bracco imaging (b)(4) and forwarded to (b)(4) (operating on behalf of bracco) on 06-apr-2018. The case describes the occurrence of a colon perforation in a (b)(6) female patient who underwent a virtual colonoscopy with the protocol colon insufflator (model 6400, serial (b)(4), lot number unknown) due to the investigation of haemoglobin level variation. The patient's past medical history included an unspecified colic problem ten years ago, rectal tumor treated with surgery, pelvic tumor treated with radiotherapy and anaemia which was detected during the last ambulatory control of cardiac disease. Concomitant illnesses included a non-specified cardiac disease and abnormal haemoglobin levels. Concomitant medications were unknown. The patient was treated for the event with surgical intervention. On an unknown date, the patient went to the hospital for an unspecified reason. On (b)(6) 2018, the patient underwent a virtual colonoscopy with the protocol colon insufflator. The procedure was not planned in advance, the patient came to the hospital for another unspecified reason. The patient had refused a colonoscopy under general anaesthesia; therefore, the virtual colonoscopy was planned. On (b)(6) 2018, the colonoscopy procedure was started by a senior radiologist according to the local usual modalities. The balloon was filled with 80 ml of air. The insufflation was started slowly at the beginning as usual, and at a certain moment, the pressure decreased and the patient complained of abdominal pain. An abdominal computerised tomography (ct) scan was performed immediately and a colon perforation (seriousness criterion: hospitalisation) was identified. The patient was immediately transferred to the surgery department for surgical intervention. The status of the patient has improved since the surgery. The patient was still hospitalised on (b)(6) 2018 due to fatigue. No technical issue was identified with the insufflator device or the disposable balloon (batch number not available). The disposable balloon was discarded. The same device was used during a few examinations after the incidence, without any issues. The insufflator was then placed in quarantine and an investigation by the manufacturer was requested by the reporter. According to the radiologist who performed the examination, the issue is rather related to the cannula positioning than to a defect of the protocol colon insufflator. The radiologist also stated that the history of radiotherapy might have led to fragilization of the digestive wall, which was a risk factor for the colon perforation. Most recent follow-up information incorporated above includes: 13-apr-2018: follow up information was received from the reporting radiologist at bracco imaging (b)(4) and forwarded to (b)(4) on the same day. Patient's medical history, hospitalisation details and the reporter's assessment were updated. Outcome: recovering/resolving. Additional information is requested. (b)(4).
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5


MAUDE Entry Details

Report Number2411512-2018-00003
MDR Report Key7461499
Report SourceFOREIGN,HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Date Received2018-04-25
Date of Report2018-04-06
Date of Event2018-04-03
Date Mfgr Received2018-04-06
Date Added to Maude2018-04-25
Event Key0
Report Source CodeManufacturer report
Manufacturer LinkY
Number of Patients in Event0
Adverse Event Flag3
Product Problem Flag3
Reprocessed and Reused Flag3
Reporter OccupationOTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional3
Initial Report to FDA3
Report to FDA3
Event Location3
Manufacturer ContactPATRICE MARCHILDON
Manufacturer Street155 PINELAWN ROAD, SUITE 230N
Manufacturer CityMELVILLE NY 11747
Manufacturer CountryUS
Manufacturer Postal11747
Manufacturer Phone5163333889
Single Use3
Previous Use Code3
Event Type3
Type of Report3

Device Details

Brand NamePROTOCOL COLON INSUFFLATOR, MODEL 6400
Generic NamePROTOCOL COLON INSUFFLATOR, MODEL 6400
Product CodeFCX
Date Received2018-04-25
Model Number6400
OperatorHEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Device Availability*
Device Eval'ed by MfgrN
Device Sequence No1
Device Event Key0
ManufacturerE-Z-EM INC.
Manufacturer Address155 PINELAWN ROAD, SUITE 230N MELVILLE NY 11747 US 11747


Patients

Patient NumberTreatmentOutcomeDate
101. Hospitalization 2018-04-25

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