FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
IAB: 8 FR - 40 CC FOS
MDR report key: 1881127
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Received October 1, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 1219856-2010-00694
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 1, 2010
- Date of Event
- September 11, 2010
- Report Date
- September 29, 2010
- Manufacturer
- ARROW INTL., INC.
- Product Code
- DSP
- PMA / PMN Number
- K021462
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). SAMPLE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVAL.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE IN THE CATH LAB, THE CARDIOLOGIST TRIED TO PLACE THE INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON (IAB) AND IT BECAME STUCK IN THE SHEATH. THE INSERTION SITE WAS THE GROIN. THE MD CAREFULLY PULLED THE CATHETER OUT OF THE SUPER ARROW-FLEX (SAF) SHEATH AND THE TEFLON SHEATH WAS CONTAMINATED SO THEY USED ANOTHER NON ARROW 8 FRENCH SHEATH. THE SAME IAB WAS INSERTED SUCCESSFULLY THROUGH THE OTHER SHEATH. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PT DEATH OR INJURY. THERE WAS NO DELAY OR INTERRUPTION IN THERAPY. THE PT OUTCOME IS "FINE."
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 INTL., INC. | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |