SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY (IVL) SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 3015053858-2023-00028
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 12, 2023
- Date of Event
- May 1, 2023
- Report Date
- May 3, 2023
- Manufacturer
- SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC.
- Product Code
- QMG
- PMA / PMN Number
- P200039
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE DEVICE REFERENCED IN THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED TO SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC. FOR INVESTIGATION THEREFORE, A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. BASED ON THE REPORTED EVENT, AFTER THE IVL BALLOON DELIVERED 5 PULSES, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION (VF) ON THE 2ND PULSE AS SEEN ON THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE VF COULD NOT BE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINED. AFTER THE PATIENT WAS RESUSCITATED WITH THE USE OF DEFIBRILLATOR PADS, SINUS RHYTHM WAS RESTORED. THE INITIAL IVL BALLOON WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC. HAS CONTROLS IN PLACE TO ENSURE DEVICES ARE BUILT TO APPROVED PROCEDURES AND MEET LOT RELEASE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA PRIOR TO BEING DISTRIBUTED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI) TO TREAT A LESION IN THE CORONARY ARTERY DUE TO ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (STEMI). AFTER THE SHOCKWAVE C2 INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY (IVL) BALLOON DELIVERED 5 PULSES, ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) SHOWED THAT ON THE 2ND PULSE, THE PATIENT WENT INTO VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION (VF) ARREST. THE PATIENT SHOWED SYMPTOMS VIA THE ECG, BUT THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE UNWELL DUE TO STEMI. DEFIBRILLATOR PADS WERE PLACED ON THE PATIENT AND AFTER PROVIDING ONE SHOCK, THE PATIENT'S SINUS RHYTHM WAS RESTORED. ONCE RESTORED, THE PHYSICIAN USED THE SAME IVL CATHETER TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PCI. THE PATIENT HAD PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION DUE TO THE PRIMARY PCI. THE PHYSICIAN HYPOTHESIZED THAT IT WAS THE SHOCK ON THE R ON T WAVE THAT THE IVL PULSE HAD OCCURRED BUT WERE NOT WORRIED AS THE VF IS A COMMON ACUTE PHASE OF STEMI.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1309830 | SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY (IVL) SYSTEM | INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY (IVL) CATHETER | QMG | SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC. | C2IVLXXXX | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | Hospitalization| O| R | DEFRIBRILLATOR PADS - UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER |