FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON CATHETER

MDR report key: 164911 · Received April 27, 1998

Report

Report Number
2248146-1998-00427
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 27, 1998
Date of Event
April 10, 1998
Report Date
April 13, 1998
Manufacturer
DATASCOPE CORP.
Product Code
DSP
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(THIS FOLLOW-UP MDR WAS MAILED TO THE FDA ON 5/13/98).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AFTER THE IAB WAS INSERTED INTO THE PT, THERE WAS INJURY TO THE PT'S ARTERY. THE IAB WAS REMOVED AND ANOTHER WAS NOT INSERTED. SURGERY WAS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE PT'S ARTERY. (MULTIPLE EVENT TO CUSTOMER COMPLAINT NUMBER 98-00449). THE IAB WAS NOT RETURNED TO DATASCOPE FOR EVAL. THE IAB WAS DISCARDED BY THE FACILITY. ON 5/6/98, THE FOLLOWING INFO WAS REPORTED TO DATASCOPE. THE IAB WAS INSERTED INTO THE PT ON 4/10/98 AT 1:15 PM. THE IAB DID NOT MALFUNCTION. A VASCULAR SURGEON WAS CONSULTED. THERE WAS BLEEDING AROUND THE IAB. THIS REQUIRED SURGICAL REPAIR OF LACERATION AND A TRANSFUSION. [EVENT COMPLICATIONS]: BLEEDING/INJURY TO ARTERY/SURGERY/TRANSFUSION-RPT'D 5/6/98. [PT'S CURRENT STATUS]: DISCHARGED-RPT'D 5/6/98.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON CATHETER INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON CATHETER DSP DATASCOPE CORP. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 84 YR Required Intervention