FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ANGIOGUARD RX

MDR report key: 1040378 · Received May 6, 2008

Report

Report Number
1016427-2008-00136
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 6, 2008
Date of Event
June 15, 2007
Report Date
April 14, 2008
Manufacturer
CORDIS CORPORATION
Product Code
NTE
PMA / PMN Number
K062531
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DURING PREP OF THE ANGIOGUARD, THE PHYSICIAN TOOK THE DEVICE OUT OF THE PACKAGE AND SAW AN EXTRA CLEAR PLASTIC PIECE BY THE DEVICE. THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ANYTHING MISSING FROM THE DEVICE, BUT THE PHYSICIAN WANTED TO BE CAUTIOUS AND OPENED A SECOND DEVICE. THE FIRST DEVICE WAS NEVER USED IN THE PT. WITHOUT THE RETURN OF THE ACTUAL DEVICE IN QUESTION FOR EVAL, LAKE REGION MEDICAL IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT. LAKE REGION MEDICAL DID REVIEW THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS RELATIVE TO MFG, INSPECTING AND PACKAGING. THIS PACKAGING LOT CONTAINED UNITS, WHICH WERE SHIPPED FROM LAKE REGION MEDICAL ON NOV 22, 2006. THE HISTORY RECORDS INDICATE THIS PRODUCT WAS FINAL INSPECTION TESTED AT LAKE REGION MEDICAL AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE ACCEPTABLE. WITH THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF INFO AVAILABLE, AND WITHOUT THE RETURN OF THE PRODUCT FOR ANALYSIS, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DRAW A CLINICAL CONCLUSION BETWEEN THE DEVICE AND THE EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING PREPPING, THE PHYSICIAN TOOK OUT AN ANGIOGUARD RX OUT OF PACKAGE AND HE SAW AN EXTRA CLEAR PLASTIC PIECE BY THE DEVICE. THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ANYTHING MISSING FROM THE DEVICE, BUT THE PHYSICIAN WANTED TO BE CAUTIOUS AND OPENED A SECOND DEVICE. THE FIRST DEVICE WAS NEVER USED IN THE PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ANGIOGUARD RX EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE (NTE) NTE CORDIS CORPORATION NA 71106506

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR