FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

QUICK-CROSS SELECT SUPPORT CATHETER

MDR report key: 1938870 · Received December 17, 2010

Report

Report Number
1721279-2010-00085
Event Type
Death
Date Received
December 17, 2010
Date of Event
September 26, 2010
Report Date
November 19, 2010
Manufacturer
SPECTRANETICS CORP.
Product Code
DQY
PMA / PMN Number
K092396
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

RECEIVED A BRIEF EXPLANATION FROM THE FDA OF A CASE INVOLVING A SPECTRANETICS DEVICE (QC-SELECT) REPORTED ON 10/18/2010 BY (B)(6) HOSPITAL. THE EVENT DESCRIPTION STATES "DISTAL PART OF CATHETER BROKE OFF IN PATIENT 'STEM' WHILE CARDIOLOGIST WAS PULLING BACK. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: HELPS CROSS BLOCKAGES." MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS (12/02/2010, 12/09/2010, 12/17/2010) HAVE BEEN MADE TO GATHER FURTHER CASE INFORMATION FROM THE HOSPITAL WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETAINED FOR RETURN ANALYSIS TO THE MANUFACTURER, NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE CASE/PATIENT DEATH. AN INTERNAL LOT HISTORY REVIEW FOUND NO NON-CONFORMANCES OR ISSUES WITH THE DEVICE LOT IN QUESTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 QUICK-CROSS SELECT SUPPORT CATHETER QCS 0.35 135CM DQY SPECTRANETICS CORP. 518-081 CQX08L20B

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Death