RADIFOCUS INTRODUCER
Report
- Report Number
- 9681834-2020-00124
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 25, 2020
- Date of Event
- May 25, 2020
- Report Date
- June 25, 2020
- Manufacturer
- TERUMO CORPORATION, ASHITAKA
- Product Code
- DYB
- PMA / PMN Number
- K033681
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED AS FOLLOW UP NO. 1 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN SECTION B5.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON 26JUN2020. THE DOCTOR CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO CAUSAL LINK BETWEEN THE ACTUAL SAMPLE AND RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA. UNDERLYING PATHOLOGY AND SPECIFIC OPERATION METHOD: CATHETER ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ACTUAL SAMPLE AND RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA: NONE. NO ABERRANT INSERTION OCCURRED, AND THE PATIENT WAS WITH STABLE POST-OPERATION OUTCOME. THE PATIENT VISITED THE FACILITY TWO DAYS AFTER DISCHARGED COMPLAINING ABOUT LOWER-BACK PAIN, (THE PATIENT USUALLY SUFFERS LOWER-BACK PAIN), AND THEN RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA WAS FOUND BY A CT. THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR FIVE DAYS AND WAS DISCHARGED AFTER RECUPERATED THROUGH REHABILITATION. DOCTOR'S COMMENT: CONSIDERING THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROCEDURE, NO VASCULAR DAMAGE OCCURRED DUE TO THE ACTUAL SAMPLE, AND THE HEMATOMA OCCURRED A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THE OPERATION, THE HEMATOMA WAS LIKELY TO BE IDIOPATHIC AND NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ACTUAL SAMPLE. IN ADDITION, THE PATIENT IS TAKING MEDICATIONS THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE GENERATION OF HEMATOMA.
EXPIRATION DATE - UNKNOWN DUE TO UNKNOWN LOT NUMBER. IMPLANTED DATE: DEVICE WAS NOT IMPLANTED. EXPLANTED DATE: DEVICE WAS NOT EXPLANTED. PMA/510K: 510(K): K062858, K082644. DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE - UNKNOWN DUE TO UNKNOWN LOT NUMBER. THE ACTUAL DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED; THEREFORE, AN EVALUATION OF THE ACTUAL DEVICE WAS UNABLE TO BE CONDUCTED. THE PRODUCTION LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY, WHICH PREVENTED A MEANINGFUL REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD OR THE SHIPPING INSPECTION RECORD. FROM THE INVESTIGATION, A CAUSAL LINK BETWEEN THE USE OF RADIFOCUS INTRODUCER II H AND ADVERSE EFFECT TO THE HUMAN BODY COULD NOT BE CLARIFIED. WITH NO RETURN OF THE ACTUAL DEVICE, THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINED BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE SECOND EVENT REPORTED, FOR THE FIRST EVENT REPORTED WITH THE SAME DEVICE THAT WAS USED ON THE SAME PATIENT SEE MDR 9681834-2020-00123. TERUMO MEDICAL PRODUCTS (TMP) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF ASHITAKA FACTORY OF TERUMO CORPORATION (MANUFACTURER) REGISTRATION NO. (B)(4).
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE RADIFOCUS INTRODUCER WAS USED DURING THE PROCEDURE. A RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA OCCURRED. THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO PAIN IN THE RIGHT GROIN. A CONTRAST CT WAS ASSESSED, AND DIAGNOSIS OF RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA WAS MADE. THE SIZE OF THE HEMATOMA DECREASED EACH DAY AND REHABILITATION WAS INTRODUCED THE LAST SEVEN DAYS. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED. THE PHYSICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THEY DO NOT ATTRIBUTE THE HEMATOMA TO THE CATHETER OR THE INTRODUCER. IT WAS INDICATED THE CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN THE ANTICOAGULATION OR THE PUNCTURE NEEDLE/GUIDEWIRE. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THE PATIENTS CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO BE FINE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 659311 | RADIFOCUS INTRODUCER | INTRODUCER, CATHETER | DYB | TERUMO CORPORATION, ASHITAKA | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |