FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MULTI-LINK RX VISION CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1358273 · Received March 13, 2009

Report

Report Number
2024168-2009-00428
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 13, 2009
Date of Event
February 12, 2009
Report Date
February 16, 2009
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR-CARDIAC THERAPIES
Product Code
MAF
PMA / PMN Number
PO20047
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTING STATUS: MALFUNCTION. REPORTING RATIONALE: BALLOON RUPTURE IS LIKELY TO CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO PATIENT INJURY; SHAFT SEPARATION HAS PREVIOUSLY CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO PATIENT INJURY. DEVICE ISSUE: BALLOON RUPTURE/SHAFT SEPARATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LESION WAS IN THE MID RCA WITH STENOSIS ACUTE STEMU INFERIOR. ANOTHER COMPANY'S CATHETER WAS USED FIRST IN THE CALCIFIED LESION. A VISION STENT WAS DEPLOYED IN THE MID RCA AND INFLATED TO 10 ATM. ON THE SECOND INFLATION, THE BALLOON RUPTURED AT 10 ATM. THE BALLOON WAS PULLED OUT; HOWEVER, BECAME STUCK ON THE GUIDING CATHETER. THE WHOLE SYSTEM WAS THEN REMOVED THROUGH THE RIGHT RADIAL SHEATH. DIFFICULTY WAS EXPERIENCED WHEN REMOVING THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE SHEATH; THEREFORE, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PULL OUT THE SYSTEM AND THE BALLOON CAME OUT IN TWO PARTS. AS A RESULT, THE FEMORAL ARTERY WAS CANNULATED [A NEW SHEATH HAD TO BE INTRODUCED] TO COMPLETE HE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL EVENT OR PATIENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MULTI-LINK RX VISION CORONARY STENT SYSTEM 74MAF MAF ABBOTT VASCULAR-CARDIAC THERAPIES NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR SHEATH: TERUMO| STENT: VISION| DILATATION CATHETER: QUANTUM| GUIDE WIRE: HTF| GUIDE CATHETER: JR4 MEDTRONIC| INFLATION: MEDTRONIC