FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
COMPRESSAR SYSTEM
MDR report key: 209689
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Received February 2, 1999
Report
- Report Number
- 209689
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 2, 1999
- Date of Event
- January 25, 1999
- Report Date
- January 27, 1999
- Manufacturer
- SEMLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Product Code
- DXC
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON 1/25/1999 PT HAD ANGIOGRAM AND WAS RETURNED TO CARDIOLOGY UNIT. WHEN ACTIVATED CLOTTING TIME LEVEL DETERMINED TO MEET CRITERIA (ACT 137) SHEATH TO BE PULLED FROM GROIN. C-CLAMP AND COMPRESSAR DISC IN PLACE AND TO BE RELEASED TO PULL SHEATH. WHEN RELEASING DEVICES COMPRESSAR DISC CRACKED AND DISINTEGRATED. THIS APPARENTLY CAUSED IRRITATION TO CLOTTED VESSEL WHICH CAUSED BLEEDING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HEMATOMA. MANUAL PRESSURE APPLIED. NO FURTHER INTERVENTION REQUIRED BUT PT HAS HEMATOMA AND LARGE AREA OF ECCHYMOSIS. ALL DEVICES WITH SUSPECTED LOT NUMBERS PULLED AND REPLACED BY MFR ON 1/26/1999.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COMPRESSAR SYSTEM | DISPOSAL COMFORT DISC | DXC | SEMLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 5187 | C149LG8 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 YR | Required Intervention |