BRAVO

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CAPSULE FAILED TO ATTACH TO THE PATIENT¿S ESOPHAGUS AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT'S STOMACH. A SECOND CAPSULE WAS USED AND IT STILL DID NOT ATTACH. THERE WAS NO PATIENT AND USER HARM. LUBRICATION WAS USED TO FACILITATE THE PLACEMENT OF THE CAPSULE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

D10 CONCOMITANT PRODUCT: UNK-BRAVO, UNKNOWN BRAVO (LOT#UNKNOWN) MEDTRONIC SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REGULATIONS 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. MEDTRONIC WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWN.