FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

ANGIOMAT ILLUMENA

MDR report key: 1622861 · Received March 3, 2010

Report

Report Number
1518293-2010-00026
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 3, 2010
Date of Event
February 27, 2008
Report Date
February 12, 2010
Manufacturer
LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM CO.
Product Code
DXT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PENDING INVESTIGATION. UPON RECEIPT OF INVESTIGATION, A MEDWATCH 3500A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON 02/12: (B) (4) LEGAL DEPARTMENT REPORTS VIA PHONE. "WE HAVE BECOME AWARE OF A PATIENT DEATH WITH REGARDS TO AN ILLUMENA INJECTOR SYSTEM. INDICATIONS ARE LACK OF AIR DETECTION DEVICE." LEGAL PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, (B) (6) AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF (B) (6) MD. NO PATIENT PROCEDURAL INFORMATION PROVIDED. ON 02/16: LEGAL PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING; MALE PATIENT UNDERGOING AN ANGIOGRAPHIC PROCEDURE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA. THE OPERATOR OF THE ANGIOMAT INJECTION MACHINE ATTACHED THE MACHINE TO PATIENT SO THAT THE MACHINE COULD INJECT DYE INTO PATIENT'S BLOOD STREAM. THE PHYSICIAN IN CHARGE GAVE THE SIGNAL TO INJECT AND THE OPERATOR PRESSED THE ACTIVATION DEVICE. THE ANGIOMAT INJECTION MACHINE GAVE NO WARNING THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN LOADED WITH DYE AND DID NOT BLOCK ITSELF OR SHUT DOWN. THE ANGIOMAT INJECTION MACHINE INJECTED AIR INTO PATIENT'S BLOOD STREAM. AS A RESULT, PATIENT DIED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ANGIOMAT ILLUMENA POWER INJECTOR SYSTEM DXT LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM CO. ILLUMENA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Death