FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

IAB: 8 FR - 30 CC FOS

MDR report key: 1944007 · Received December 3, 2010

Report

Report Number
1219856-2010-00876
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 3, 2010
Date of Event
November 10, 2010
Report Date
November 30, 2010
Manufacturer
ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC
Product Code
DSP
PMA / PMN Number
K021462
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). SAMPLE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MALE, PT, WAS IN THE CATH LAB HAVING AN INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON (IAB) INSERTED VIA THE FEMORAL ARTERY. THE IAB WAS BEING INSERTED SHEATHLESS. DURING THE INSERTION, THE IAB COULD NOT BE ADVANCED INTO THE ARTERY AND BECAME STUCK. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE IAB STARTED TO UNWRAP. THE IAB WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THERE WAS A DELAY IN THERAPY WITH UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS. REFERENCE MDR #1219856-2010-00877 FOR THE SECOND EVENT INVOLVING THE SAME PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 IAB: 8 FR - 30 CC FOS INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM (FOS) DSP ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 82 YR