FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOPLEGE CORONARY SINUS CATHETER

MDR report key: 1823112 · Received September 1, 2010

Report

Report Number
1713910-2010-00265
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 1, 2010
Date of Event
August 12, 2010
Report Date
August 12, 2010
Manufacturer
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
Product Code
DWF
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CHANGE IN OPERATIVE STRATEGYDEVICE WAS DISCARDED BY CUSTOMERADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED. AS THE LOT NUMBER OF THE DEVICE IS UNKNOWN, AND THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION AN EVALUATION CANNOT BE PERFORMED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT IS RECEIVED, THE FILE WILL BE UPDATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE STERILE SHEATH DID NOT WORK AND THE ENDOPLEGE CATHETER SLIPPED OUT OF THE CORONARY SINUS WHEN THE CUSTOMER POSITIONED IT, CONSEQUENTLY THE SURGEON DECIDED TO DO THE CASE THROUGH A STERNOTOMY RATHER THAN RT. THORACOTOMY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENDOPLEGE CORONARY SINUS CATHETER CORONARY SINUS CATHETER DWF EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES EP UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other