FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

SPNC LASER SHEATH

MDR report key: 1526726 · Received November 12, 2009

Report

Report Number
1721279-2009-00050
Event Type
Death
Date Received
November 12, 2009
Date of Event
September 23, 2009
Report Date
November 11, 2009
Manufacturer
SPECTRANETICS CORP.
Product Code
MFA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

INDICATION FOR PROCEDURE: LEAD MALFUNCTIONING. PROCEDURE: THIS WAS A RIGHT-SIDED PROCEDURE PERFORMED IN THE CATH LAB, WITH AN ARTERIAL LINE AND FLUOROSCOPY MONITORING. THE PHYSICIAN INSERTED A LLD#2 INTO THE LEAD AND LASED WITH A 16F SLS FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES WHEN IT WAS NOTED THE PT'S BLOOD PRESSURE WAS DROPPING. A TRANS ESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM REVEALED A POSSIBLE SVC RUPTURE AND PERICARDIAL EFFUSION. THE CT SURGEON INSERTED A PARACENTESIS CATHETER WITH LITTLE IMPROVEMENT. THE PT UNDERWENT EMERGENT OPEN-HEART SURGERY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, DID NOT SURVIVE THE PROCEDURE. DEVICE ANALYSIS: THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURE. PER LOT HISTORY REVIEW THERE WERE NO ISSUES OR NONCONFORMANCES RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SPNC LASER SHEATH 16F SLS MFA SPECTRANETICS CORP. 500-013 C09F23A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR Death GENERATION 4 EXCIMER LASER| LEAD LOCKING DEVICE #2 (LLD)