OPTITORQUE ANGIOGRAPHIC CATHETER
Report
- Report Number
- 9681834-2020-00272
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 20, 2021
- Date of Event
- December 21, 2020
- Report Date
- January 20, 2021
- Product Code
- DQO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K082736
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
A CORRECTION HAS BEEN MADE IN SECTION D4; CATALOG #, IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED TO BE RH-5JL4020 AND HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CONFIRMED PRODUCT CODE: RH-5JL4020Z. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS, IT WAS LIKELY THAT AIR ENTERED THROUGH THE PINHOLE FOUND ON THE ACTUAL SAMPLE SURFACE. FROM THE STATE OF THE ACTUAL SAMPLE, IT WAS SPECULATED THAT, IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, AN ANOMALY MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE INNER SURFACE DUE TO SOME FACTORS AND THIN-WALL PART WAS FORMED, AND AFTERWARD, WHEN THE ACTUAL SAMPLE WAS EXPOSED TO AN EXTERNAL LOAD, THE PINHOLE WAS MADE. IT WAS PRESUMED THAT THE ACTUAL SAMPLE WITH THE PINHOLE MAY HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED IN THE SUBSEQUENT VISUAL INSPECTION. HOWEVER, WITH NO DEVICE RETURN THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINED BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
IMPLANTED DATE: DEVICE WAS NOT IMPLANTED. EXPLANTED DATE: DEVICE WAS NOT EXPLANTED. PMA/510(K)- K992051 K150232. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD AND SHIPPING INSPECTION RECORD OF THE INVOLVED PRODUCT CODE/LOT# COMBINATION WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO FINDINGS. THE ACTUAL SAMPLE WAS RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A PINHOLE AT APPROXIMATELY 900MM FROM THE DISTAL END. MAGNIFYING INSPECTION OF THE PINHOLE OF THE ACTUAL SAMPLE REVEALED: PINHOLE DIAMETER: APPROXIMATELY 0.11MM; ROUGHNESS; BULGE. ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC INSPECTION OF THE PINHOLE OF THE ACTUAL SAMPLE REVEALED: CREASE; IT HAD BEEN RUPTURED FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE; BULGE. X-RAY FLUOROSCOPIC INSPECTION OF THE PINHOLE OF THE ACTUAL SAMPLE REVEALED THE BLADE WIRE WAS NOT JUMBLED; IT HAD BEEN RUPTURED PERPENDICULARLY; NO ANOMALY SUCH AS A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE GETTING CAUGHT AROUND THE PINHOLE WAS FOUND; MULTIPLE DENTS WERE FOUND AROUND THE PINHOLE; THE PINHOLE AND DENTS HAD BEEN OCCURRED BETWEEN BLADE WIRES. USING THE CURRENT PRODUCT AS A COMPARISON TARGET, THE WALL THICKNESS (THE THINNEST PART) WAS CONFIRMED BY X-RAY FLUOROSCOPY AND REVEALED THE ACTUAL SAMPLE: APPROXIMATELY 0.12MM AND THE CURRENT PRODUCT: APPROXIMATELY 0.22MM. THE ACTUAL SAMPLE WAS CUT IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION, AND THE INNER SURFACE WAS CONFIRMED UNDER MAGNIFICATION. TWO DENTS WERE FOUND. AFTER CUTTING THE ACTUAL SAMPLE, THE INNER SURFACE WAS CONFIRMED WITH AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND REVEALED: NO ANOMALY INCLUDING A SCRATCH WAS FOUND AROUND THE PINHOLE; NO ANOMALY INCLUDING A SCRATCH WAS FOUND AROUND THE DENT; THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE SURFACE OF THE DENT. MAGNIFYING INSPECTION OF THE NORMAL SECTION OF THE ACTUAL SAMPLE DID NOT FIND ANY ANOMALY INCLUDING A KINK OR SCRATCH. MAGNIFYING INSPECTION OF THE LUMEN (HUB PART AND DISTAL PART) OF THE ACTUAL SAMPLE DID NOT FIND ANY TRACES OF BLOCKAGE OF THE FLOW PATH. TERUMO MEDICAL PRODUCTS (TMP) (IMPORTER) REGISTRATION NO. (B)(4) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF ASHITAKA FACTORY OF TERUMO CORPORATION (MANUFACTURER) REGISTRATION NO. (B)(4).
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THE INVOLVED RADIFOCUS OPTITORQUE WAS USED DURING THE PROCEDURE. WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM AN ANGIOGRAPHY, AIR GOT INTO THE CATHETER. THE PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED. THE PROCEDURE OUTCOME WAS NOT REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96669 | OPTITORQUE ANGIOGRAPHIC CATHETER | CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC | DQO | NA | 200212 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |