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OtherNSI

PILLCAM

Received May 23, 2005 · Event occurred May 11, 2005

Report 608309 · MDR key 608309

Device

Generic name

Capsule Endoscopy Imaging System

Model number

M2A

Catalog number

*

Lot number

*

Product problems

  • Labelling, Instructions for Use or Training Problem
  • Other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified)
  • Device Issue

Patient

56 YR

  • Unknown (for use when the patient's condition is not known)

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

A DATA FROM A CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY RECORDER WAS NOT DOWNLOADED UPON COMPLETION OF THE TEST. THE RECORDER WAS NOT LABELED AS NEEDING TO BE DOWNLOADED. THE FOLLOWING DAY A NEW PATIENT WAS SET UP WITH THE DATA RECORDER AND THE DATA WAS LOST ON THIS PREVIOUS PATIENT. (DATA RECORDER DOWNLOAD NOT VERIFIED BEFORE SETTING UP NEXT PATIENT.) PROCEDURE CHANGED: FIRST STEP WILL BE TO VERIFY DATA RECORDER HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED AND SAVED PRIOR TO USE. THIS EVENT HAPPENED TWICE ON THE SAME DAY