FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SPRING WIRE GUIDE COMPONENT

MDR report key: 1884219 · Received June 11, 2010

Report

Report Number
1036844-2010-00088
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 11, 2010
Date of Event
February 6, 2009
Report Date
April 1, 2010
Manufacturer
ARROW INTL., INC.
Product Code
FOZ
PMA / PMN Number
K993691
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TW
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THIS IS ONE OF 3 RECORDS REFLECTING MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF (B)(4). ADD'L OCCURRENCES ARE DOCUMENTED AS MDR # 1036844-2009-00062, MDR # 1036844-2010-00089. UNTIL (B)(4) 2009, MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES WERE REPORTED ON A SINGLE MDR. THEY ARE NOW REPORTED AS INDIVIDUAL EVENTS. ALL MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES FROM (B)(4) 2009 THROUGH (B)(4) 2009 ARE BEING REMEDIATED TO INCLUDE THE CORRECT NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, MDRS, VIGILANCE, AND (B)(6) REPORTS. PLEASE REFER TO THE MDR FOR THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT REFERENCED ABOVE FOR THE FOLLOW-UP FOR THIS MDR.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING INSERTION, THE SPRING WIRE GUIDE (SWG) KINKED WHEN BEING ADVANCED THROUGH THE ARROW RAULERSON SYRINGE (ARS) AT APPROX 2-3CM. THE CLINICIAN REPORTED MEETING WITH THIS ISSUE WITH A TOTAL OF THREE PACKAGES ON THE SAME PT. THE INSERTION WAS FINALLY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE FOURTH PACKAGE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SPRING WIRE GUIDE COMPONENT ARROWG+ARD CATHETER PRODUCTS FOZ ARROW INTL., INC. CF8111835

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK