HT TURNTRAC
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2020-06390
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 31, 2020
- Date of Event
- July 19, 2020
- Report Date
- July 31, 2020
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT VASCULAR
- Product Code
- DQX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K173795
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
EVENT DATE: ESTIMATED DATE OF EVENT. THE UDI IS UNKNOWN BECAUSE THE PART AND LOT NUMBER WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED TO ABBOTT VASCULAR FOR ANALYSIS. A REVIEW OF THE ELECTRONIC LOT HISTORY RECORD (ELHR) AND SIMILAR INCIDENT QUERY FOR THIS PRODUCT WERE NOT PERFORMED SINCE THE PART AND LOT NUMBERS WERE NOT REPORTED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE NOTED TO THE GUIDE WIRE DURING THE INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE WHICH SUGGESTS A PRODUCT QUALITY ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO MANUFACTURE, DESIGN OR LABELING DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE REPORTED DIFFICULTIES. THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE REPORTED DIFFICULTY TO ADVANCE AND REMOVE THE GUIDE WIRE APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO OPERATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PROCEDURE. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO MANUFACTURE, DESIGN OR LABELING. THE ADDITIONAL HT TURN TRAC REFERENCED IS BEING FILED UNDER A SEPARATE MEDWATCH REPORT NUMBER.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS TO TREAT A LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING LESION. TWO HI-TURNTRAC GUIDE WIRES (GW) WERE USED AND NOTED THAT THERE WAS FRICTION BETWEEN THE DEVICES. THE TURNTRAC GUIDE WIRES WERE ATTEMPTED TO BE REMOVED SINGULARLY BUT UNABLE TO DUE TO RESISTANCE WITH EACH OTHER. THEREFORE, BOTH GWS WERE REMOVED TOGETHER. PER THE PHYSICIAN, THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE WIRES. THERE WERE NO PATIENT EFFECTS OR CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 813804 | HT TURNTRAC | GUIDE WIRE | DQX | ABBOTT VASCULAR |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |