FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ICROSS 40 MHZ CORONARY IMAGING CATHETER

MDR report key: 1368468 · Received April 21, 2009

Report

Report Number
2939204-2009-00307
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 21, 2009
Date of Event
March 12, 2009
Report Date
March 13, 2009
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.
Product Code
DQO
PMA / PMN Number
K063312
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
RI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED; THEREFORE, MANUFACTURER AND EXPIRATION DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ANGIOGRAPHY AND ILEOFEMORAL INTERVENTION PROCEDURE, AN INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (IVUS) CATHETER DISTAL TIP DETACHED IN THE PT'S LEFT EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY. IT WAS NOTED THAT NO RESISTANCE WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING ADVANCEMENT OR WITHDRAWAL OF THE IVUS CATHETER. THE DETACHED TIP WAS TOO SMALL TO BE RETRIEVED WITH A SNARE DEVICE, SO AN ATTEMPT TO PRESS THE DETACHED TIP AGAINST THE VESSEL WALL WITH A BALLOON CATHETER WAS TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY. FINALLY, THE PHYSICIAN STENTED THE DETACHED TIP TO THE VESSEL WALL. PT WAS REPORTED TO BE DOING "FINE".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ICROSS 40 MHZ CORONARY IMAGING CATHETER CORONARY IMAGING CATHETER DQO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. H749518050 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention CORDIS/J&J - ATW GUIDEWIRE: UNK MANUFACTURER| 7F ANSEL I INTRODUCER SHEATH