FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

CONQUEST PTA BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER

MDR report key: 1239064 · Received November 14, 2008

Report

Report Number
2020394-2008-00333
Event Type
Other
Date Received
November 14, 2008
Date of Event
October 7, 2008
Report Date
October 21, 2008
Manufacturer
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Product Code
DQY
PMA / PMN Number
K014212
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TW
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DHR REVIEW: THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE RAW MATERIALS, THE SUBASSEMBLIES, THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND THE QUALITY CONTROL TESTING. THIS LOT MET ALL RELEASE CRITERIA. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO DATE, THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION ARE INCONCLUSIVE AND THE ROOT CAUSE IN UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON THE FIRST INFLATION OF THE BALLOON OF A PTA BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER, INFLATED TO 25 ATM, COULD ALLEGEDLY NOT BE DEFLATED. THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO IRRIGATE WITH SALINE AND DEFLATED THE BALLOON FOR 10 MINUTES WITH NO EFFECT. REPORTEDLY, THE PHYSICIAN EVENTUALLY DEFLATED THE BALLOON USING A LOCAL NEEDLE TO PUNCTURE IT TWICE. THE PTA PROCEDURE WAS BEING PERFORMED IN A LEFT FOREARM AV FISTULA VEIN STENOSIS. NO PATIENT INJURY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CONQUEST PTA BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER DQY BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. GFRF1703

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1