FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

C.R. BARD, INC.

MDR report key: 125337 · Received October 8, 1997

Report

Report Number
MW1012271
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 8, 1997
Date of Event
October 6, 1997
Report Date
October 8, 1997
Manufacturer
C.R. BARD, INC.
Product Code
DSP
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON WAS INSERTED UNDER FLUOROSCOPY. THE PUMPED ALARMED "KINKED" AND AUGMENTATION WAS LOST. THE PT'S LEG WAS REPOSITIONED AND AUGMENTATION RESUMED AND WAS EXCELLENT (THE PT WAS VERY BALLOON DEPENDENT). THE PT WAS A DNR STATUS AND EXPIRED SOMETIME LATER THAT SHIFT. NO SIGNS OF BALLOON PERFORATION WERE PRESENT (NO BLOOD NOTED IN EXTRACORPORAL TUBING AND AUGMENTATION WAS GOOD OTHER THAN TIME NOTED ABOVE). AFTER THE PT EXPIRED, DRY POWDERED BLOOD CLOTS WERE NOTED INSIDE THE BALLOON CATHETER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 C.R. BARD, INC. INTRA AORTIC BALLOON DSP C.R. BARD, INC. 9.0 40 CC SHEATHLESS *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 83 YR Required Intervention