FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RIVAL PTA BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER

MDR report key: 1993433 · Received February 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
2020394-2011-00023
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 8, 2011
Date of Event
January 17, 2011
Report Date
January 17, 2011
Manufacturer
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Product Code
DQY
PMA / PMN Number
K052149
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE RAW MATERIALS, THE SUBASSEMBLIES, THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND THE QUALITY CONTROL TESTING. THIS LOT MET ALL RELEASE CRITERIA. THERE IS NOTHING SEEN IN THE DHR TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING RELATED CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPLAINT REPORTED TO DATE FOR CORPORATE LOT NUMBER GFUA1400. THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER TO DATE. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PTA BALLOON RUPTURED ON THE SECOND INFLATION AT 14 ATM WHILE BEING INFLATED IN A TORTUOUS ANASTOMOSIS OF A NATIVE FISTULA IN THE UPPER ARM. REPORTEDLY, THE BALLOON WAS INFLATED AT AN EXTREME ANGLE WHEN THE BALLOON RUPTURED. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REMOVE THE DEVICE THROUGH THE SHEATH WITH NO SUCCESS. THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED TOGETHER WITH THE SHEATH AS A SINGLE UNIT, BUT THE BALLOON MATERIAL SEPARATED FROM THE CATHETER AND REMAINED IN THE PT. THE BALLOON MATERIAL WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED AND A DIALYSIS GRAFT WAS THEN IMPLANTED. THE PT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RIVAL PTA BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER DQY BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. GFUA1400

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention