CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: 6FR PEDIATRIC SCOPE, WIRE GUIDE, 4FR STENT. OCCUPATION: OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. PMA/510K # ? EXEMPT PRE-AMENDMENT. (B)(4). THIS REPORT INCLUDES INFORMATION KNOWN AT THIS TIME. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE.
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IT IS REPORTED DURING A CYSTOSCOPY WITH RETROGRADES USING A 6FR PEDIATRIC CYSTOSCOPE AND A COOK OPEN-END URETERAL CATHETER, SEVERAL PIECES OF THE URETERAL CATHETER BROKE OFF IN THE BLADDER. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE ALL OF THE PIECES DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE USING GRASPERS. AFTER REMOVING THE PIECES, THE SURGEON PLACED A WIRE GUIDE, THEN PLACED A 4FR STENT WITH FLUORO AND INJECTED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED NO ADVERSE EFFECTS AS A RESULT OF THIS ALLEGED PRODUCT MALFUNCTION. ADDITIONAL PATIENT SPECIFIC DETAILS WERE REQUESTED, HOWEVER THE COMPLAINT FACILITY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT RELEASE PATIENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION.