FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

IAB : 8 FR - 40 CC FOS

MDR report key: 1662024 · Received April 9, 2010

Report

Report Number
1219856-2010-00239
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 9, 2010
Date of Event
March 18, 2010
Report Date
April 7, 2010
Manufacturer
ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC
Product Code
DSP
PMA / PMN Number
K021462
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CT, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). SAMPLE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH THE "ON CALL TEAM." INDICATION FOR USE STEMI PATIENT. THE TECHNICIAN PREPPED THE INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON (IAB) PER INSTRUCTION AND MD INSERTED THE SUPER ARROW-FLEX (SAF) SHEATH INTO THE PATIENT'S FEMORAL ARTERY. AS THE IAB WAS INSERTED THROUGH THE SAF SHEATH, THE MD MET RESISTANCE. THE IAB WAS UNABLE TO BE ADVANCED THROUGH THE SAF SHEATH AND AS A RESULT, THE MD REMOVED THE IAB AND SAF SHEATH AS ONE UNIT. ANOTHER IAB-05840-LWS WAS PREPPED AND INSERTED THROUGH A NEWLY INSERTED SAF SHEATH WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PATIENT COMPLICATIONS OR SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN TREATMENT. THE CATH LAB MANAGER STATED THAT THE SECOND IAB WAS INSERTED SUCCESSFULLY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 IAB : 8 FR - 40 CC FOS INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM (FOS) DSP ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK