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InjuryPTS

SPYGLASS RETRIEVAL SNARE

Received Apr 6, 2023 · Event occurred Mar 14, 2023

Report 3005099803-2023-01688 · MDR key 16693645

Device

Generic name

Endoscopic Grasping/cutting Instrument, Non-powered

Model number

M00546560

Catalog number

4656

Product problems

  • Use of Device Problem
  • Detachment of Device or Device Component
  • Use of Device Problem
  • Detachment of Device or Device Component

Patient

Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

IMDRF DEVICE CODE A0501 CAPTURES THE REPORTABLE EVENT OF SNARE LOOP DETACHED.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A SPYGLASS RETRIEVAL SNARE WAS USED DURING A METALLIC STENT REMOVAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023. DURING THE PROCEDURE, A SPYSNARE LOOP WIRE BROKE INSIDE THE PATIENT WHILE TRYING TO RETRIEVE A METALLIC STENT. THE LOOP WIRE WAS RETRIEVED WITH FORCEPS AND A PLASTIC STENT WAS IMPLANTED SINCE THE METALLIC STENT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A DIFFERENT DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.