FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ANGIOSCULPT PTCA SCORING BALLOON CATHETER (RX)

MDR report key: 1972528 · Received December 30, 2010

Report

Report Number
3005462046-2010-00032
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 30, 2010
Date of Event
September 29, 2009
Report Date
September 30, 2009
Manufacturer
ANGIOSCORE, INC.
Product Code
NWX
PMA / PMN Number
P050018
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AU
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CATHETER SHAFT SEPARATION OCCURRED AND WAS DETECTED PRIOR TO USE IN PT AND THE CATHETER WAS NOT USED IN A PT. THUS, THERE WAS NO PT INVOLVEMENT. FOREIGN: COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS (B)(6). EVAL SUMMARY: VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED CATHETER FOUND THAT THE CATHETER SHAFT SEPARATED AT THE HYPOTUBE APPROX 13 CM FROM THE DISTAL END OF THE STRAIN RELIEF. THE SEPARATED END APPEARED BENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PACKAGING, ONE HAND TOUCHED THE HUB AND THE OTHER HAND TOUCHED THE SHAFT OF THE CATHETER. AT THE SAME TIME, THE DEVICE FRACTURED WITHOUT NOTICEABLE CAUSE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ANGIOSCULPT PTCA SCORING BALLOON CATHETER (RX) NWX ANGIOSCORE, INC. 2001-2515 G08080007

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1