FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PRESSUREWIRE¿ X GUIDEWIRE

MDR report key: 16265186 · Received January 30, 2023

Report

Report Number
2024168-2023-00946
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 30, 2023
Date of Event
January 10, 2023
Report Date
March 16, 2023
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR
Product Code
DXO
UDI-DI
05415067025715
PMA / PMN Number
K180558
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

VISUAL ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED ON THE RETURNED DEVICE. THE REPORTED BREAK WAS NOT CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO CORE SEPARATION AS REPORTED. THE REPORTED STRETCH WAS CONFIRMED AS THE DISTAL COILS WERE FOUND TO BE STRETCHED 1MM PROXIMAL TO THE DISTAL TIP. THE CORE WAS BENT 1MM DISTAL TO THE SENSOR. THERE WERE MULTIPLE BENDS THROUGHOUT THE PROXIMAL WIRE CORE. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD IDENTIFIED NO MANUFACTURING NONCONFORMITIES ISSUED TO THE REPORTED LOT THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT. ADDITIONALLY, A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY IDENTIFIED NO OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED FROM THIS LOT. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED AND ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE, THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE REPORTED STRETCH WAS DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PROCEDURE. IT IS LIKELY THAT, DURING DEVICE PREPARATION, THE DEVICE WAS INADVERTENTLY STRETCHED AT THE DISTAL END. ADDITIONALLY, A BREAK COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AND WAS NOT OBSERVED DURING THE RETURNED ANALYSIS. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, OR LABELING OF THE DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THE PRESSUREWIRE X (PWX) WIRELESS CONNECTED AND EQUALIZED SUCCESSFULLY. WHEN THE PWX WAS IN THE DISTAL LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TIP WAS FRAYED AND STRETCHED OUT. THE CORE SEPARATED BUT THE GUIDE WIRE WAS HELD TOGETHER BY TIP COILS A NEW PWX WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY DURING THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1070044 PRESSUREWIRE¿ X GUIDEWIRE CATHETER TIP PRESSURE TRANSDUCER DXO ABBOTT VASCULAR X 20621G1 05415067025715

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown