FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

IAB: 8 FR - 40 CC FOS

MDR report key: 1963640 · Received December 21, 2010

Report

Report Number
1219856-2010-00906
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 21, 2010
Date of Event
December 9, 2010
Report Date
December 21, 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
UT, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REFERENCE MDR #1219856-2010-00905 FOR THE FIRST EVENT AND MDR #1219856-2010-00913 FOR THE THIRD EVENT INVOLVING THE SAME PT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY AND THE INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON (IAB) WAS PREPPED IN THE OPERATING ROOM. THE MD INSERTED THE TEFLON SHEATH INTO THE PATIENT'S LEFT FEMORAL ARTERY. THE MD INSERTED THE IAB THROUGH THE TEFLON SHEATH AND INTO PLACE. WHEN REMOVING THE SPRING WIRE GUIDE (SWG) FROM THE IAB THE SWG BECAME STUCK IN THE IAB. AS A RESULT, THE MD REMOVED THE IAB, SWG, AND SHEATH AS ONE UNIT. THE MD MADE A REQUEST FOR ANOTHER IAB. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT DEATH OR INJURY. MEDICAL/SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE MD REQUESTED ANOTHER IAB FOR THE INSERTION.

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. KF0087858

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR