FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FIELDER XT (ASAHI WIRE) DISTRIBUTED BY ABBOTT VASCULAR

MDR report key: 2142466 · Received June 22, 2011

Report

Report Number
MW5021127
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 22, 2011
Date of Event
May 24, 2011
Report Date
June 16, 2011
Manufacturer
ASAHI/ABBOTT MEDICAL
Product Code
DQX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A CTO PER DR. (B)(6) "A FIELDER XT WAS BROUGHT, AS WAS ANOTHER 15 MM OF SEGMENT OUTSIDE THE STENT, TO THE DISTAL CAP AND, BECAUSE OF THE ANATOMIC AMBIGUITY, WANTED TO USE A SUBINTIMAL TECHNIQUE. HOWEVER, WE COULD NOT GET THE XT TO EXIT THE STENT. AS WE TRIED TO KNUCKLE IT, IT ENTWINED. AS WE TRIED TO REMOVE IT, IT WAS EMBEDDED IN THE STENT TISSUE, AND THE TIP WAS FRACTURED OFF. THE CORSAIR HAD TO BE REMOVED AT THE SAME TIME TO REMOVE THE BODY OF THE GUIDE WIRE."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FIELDER XT (ASAHI WIRE) DISTRIBUTED BY ABBOTT VASCULAR PTCA GUIDEWIRE DQX ASAHI/ABBOTT MEDICAL AGP140002

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR