FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCUSTICK NEEDLE

MDR report key: 14122398 · Received April 15, 2022

Report

Report Number
2134265-2022-03757
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 15, 2022
Date of Event
January 9, 2022
Report Date
April 15, 2022
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
GCB
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: AN INTRODUCER SHEATH, METAL CANNULA AND SHEATH DILATOR WERE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE SHEATH DILATOR, DISTAL TIP, WAS TORN.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

REPORTABLE BASED ON DEVICE ANALYSIS COMPLETED ON 23MAR2022. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE WIRE WAS JAMMED ON THE SHEATH. AN ACCUSTICK NEEDLE WAS SELECTED FOR USE. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WIRE JAMMED ON THE SHEATH. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED. HOWEVER, DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE DISTAL TIP OF THE SHEATH DILATOR WAS TORN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2415132 ACCUSTICK NEEDLE INTRODUCER, CATHETER GCB BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown