FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

IAB: 8 FR - 40 CC

MDR report key: 1934602 · Received November 24, 2010

Report

Report Number
1219856-2010-00857
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 24, 2010
Date of Event
October 25, 2010
Report Date
November 22, 2010
Manufacturer
ARROW INTL., INC.
Product Code
DSP
PMA / PMN Number
K000729
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). F/U REPORT WILL BE FILED IF ADDITIONAL INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MALE WAS IN THE CATH LAB. THE INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON (IAB) WAS BEING PLACED PRIOR TO BYPASS SURGERY IN THE LEFT FEMORAL ARTERY. THE PHYSICIAN INSERTED THE IAB IN THE SUPER ARROW-FLEX (SAF) SHEATH AND ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULTY ADVANCING. THERE WAS NO PT DEATH, INJURIES OR COMPLICATIONS NOTED. THE DELAY IN TREATMENT WAS 15 MINUTES AND THE PT REQUIRED MEDICAL INTERVENTION WHILE REPLACING THE IAB. REF MDR# 1219856-2010-00858 FOR THE SECOND EVENT INVOLVING THE SAME PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 IAB: 8 FR - 40 CC INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PRODUCTS DSP ARROW INTL., INC. MF0063353

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 73 YR