FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ENCORE BALLOON CATHETER INFLATION DEVICE

MDR report key: 2140258 · Received June 27, 2011

Report

Report Number
2134265-2011-02790
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 27, 2011
Date of Event
March 31, 2011
Report Date
June 18, 2011
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - CORK
Product Code
MAV
PMA / PMN Number
K955869
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS RETURNED WITH THE GAUGE UNATTACHED. THE DEVICE HOUSING WAS SPLIT. THE DEVICE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND A BENT AND MISALIGNED TAB WAS NOTED. THE BATCH NUMBER IS UNKNOWN AND THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS FOR THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE MANUFACTURING. BSC ID: A00276884 TW: 2027450

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTABLE BASED ON ANALYSIS COMPLETED ON (B)(6) 2011. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING TREATMENT PROCEDURE, A CRACKED GAUGE COVER OCCURRED. THE PRESSURE GAUGE COVER CRACKED ON THIS ADVANTAGE 26 INFLATION DEVICE WHEN POSITIVE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE DEVICE WAS NOT ABLE TO INFLATE AT ALL. THERE WERE NO COMPLICATIONS WITH ANY CONCOMITANT DEVICE ATTACHED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER ADVANTAGE 26 DEVICE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PATIENT COMPLICATIONS. HOWEVER, RETURNED DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE PRESSURE GAUGE DETACHED FROM THE UNIT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENCORE BALLOON CATHETER INFLATION DEVICE SYRINGE, BALLOON INFLATION MAV BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - CORK H74904526011

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1