FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LUGE

MDR report key: 1000128 · Received February 19, 2008

Report

Report Number
2134265-2008-00453
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 19, 2008
Date of Event
January 23, 2008
Report Date
January 23, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
Product Code
DQX
PMA / PMN Number
K923480
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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Description of Event or Problem · 1

SAME CASE AS MFR REPORT# 2134265-2008-00452. SAME CASE AS MFR REPORT# 2134265-2008-00455. SAME CASE AS MFR REPORT# 2134265-2008-00454. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE, A GUIDE WIRE SEPARATION OCCURRED. THE LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD) ARTERY. THE PERCENT OF THE STENOSIS, DEGREE OF CALCIFICATION, AND VESSEL TORTUOUSITY ARE UNK. A 300CM LUGE GUIDE WIRE WAS ADVANCED TO THE LESION AND AN UNSPECIFIED 3.5MM X 12MM STENT WAS IMPLANTED IN THE LAD. A SECOND 300CM LUGE GUIDE WIRE WAS ADVANCED, HOWEVER, THE TWO GUIDE WIRES "COLLAPSED". THE PHYSICIAN ADVANCED A 3.5MM X 9MM MAVERICK BALLOON CATHETER ALONG ONE OF THE GUIDE WIRES AND A 2.5MM X 9MM MAVERICK BALLOON CATHETER ALONG THE OTHER GUIDE WIRE IN AN EFFORT TO RELEASE THE GUIDE WIRES BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. TWO OTHER LUGE GUIDE WIRES WERE ADVANCED, HOWEVER, ALL 4 OF THE GUIDE WIRES BECAME ENTANGLED. UPON ATTEMPTING TO "YANK" THE GUIDE WIRES IN AN EFFORT TO RELEASE THEM, A PORTION OF ONE OF THE GUIDE WIRES "SHEARED OFF". THE PHYSICIAN ADVANCED ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S SNARE DEVICE AND WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RETRIEVE THE DETACHED PORTION OF THE GUIDE WIRE ALONG WITH THE 4 ENTANGLED GUIDE WIRES. THE PT'S STATUS IS REPORTED AS "OK".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LUGE DQX WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER DQX BOSTON SCIENTIFIC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Required Intervention 5FR PINNACLE SHEATH| 8FR JR 4.0 SH LAUNCHER| 2MM MICRO-SNARE KIT| 3.5MM X 9MM DRIVER OTW| 4MM MICRO-SNARE KIT| 6FR JL 4.0| 3.5MM X 12MM TAXUS STENT| 8FR FL 3.5 SH LAUNCHER| 8FR PINNACLE SHEATH| 6FR PINNACLE SHEATH| 4FR GOOSE NECK SNARE 5MM