Description of Event or Problem · 1
BALLOON CATHETER INSERTED;HEMOSTATIC CUFF SECURED TO INTRODUCER. BLOOD LEAKED AROUND CUFF/CATHETER INTERFACE. DR. PLACED SUTURE AROUND CUFF AND STOPPED FLOW OF BLOOD. OTHERWISE, CATHETER FUNCTIONED WITHOUT EVENT UNTIL PATIENT EXPIRED 9/10/92. BALLOON PUMP TIME OF 23 HOURSDEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS NOT EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: NO DATA. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: NO DATA. CONCLUSION: NO DATA. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: UNKNOWN (CANNOT DETERMINE). CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: DEVICE DISCARDED. THE DEVICE WAS DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF.