ASAHI PROWATER PTCA GUIDE WIRE
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2011-04798
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 7, 2011
- Date of Event
- October 26, 2010
- Report Date
- June 13, 2011
- Manufacturer
- AV-ASAHI
- Product Code
- DQX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K062186
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AZ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). THE TEMECULA MFR NUMBER WAS INCORRECTLY USED ON THE INITIAL MEDWATCH REPORT. THE MFR NUMBER FOR (B)(4) IS THE CORRECT NUMBER THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED. A SEPARATE MEDWATCH REPORT IS BEING FILED UNDER THE CORRECT (B)(4) MFR NUMBER FOR THE ASAHI DEVICE. THE ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED BY (B)(4) INVESTIGATION OF THE GUIDE WIRE COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RETURNED. INVESTIGATION OF THE PRODUCTION RECORD REVEALED NO ANOMALY. BASED ON THE PROVIDED INFORMATION, IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED OR IDENTIFIED IF THERE WERE ANY PRODUCT TROUBLES INCLUDING COIL STRETCH AND/OR GUIDE WIRE SEPARATION, AND WHAT KIND OF PRODUCT TROUBLE IF THERE WERE ANY.
(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. THE DEVICE IS MANUFACTURED BY (B)(4); HOWEVER, ABBOTT VASCULAR DISTRIBUTES THE DEVICE AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MDR REPORTING. THE LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION.
USER FACILITY MEDWATCH RECEIVED REPORTING THE FOLLOWING: "THE SURGEON USED THE OUTBACK RE-ENTRY CATHETER TO RE-ENTER INTO THE PATIENT'S RIGHT SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY. IN THE PROCESS ONE OF THE PROWATER WIRES FRACTURED OFF AND WAS THEN DETERMINED TO BE EXTRALUMINAL. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE USED TO MOVE THE CATHETER TIP. ON EXAMINATION BY THE SURGEON OF THE OUTBACK RE-ENTRY CATHETER IT WAS NOTED TO BE UNCOILED. WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENDED PROCEDURE? LEFT COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY RETROGRADE ACCESS. DIAGNOSTIC ABDOMINAL AORTOGRAM. DIAGNOSTIC PELVIC ANGIOGRAM. SELECTIVE OPEN AND OVER RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY ANGIOGRAM WITH RUNOFF. THIRD ORDER CATHETER PLACEMENT IN THE RIGHT PERONEAL ARTERY. OUTBACK RE-ENTRY CATHETER PLACEMENT AND RECANNULIZATION OF THE RIGHT SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY. RECANNULIZATION OF RIGHT TIBIAL PERONEAL TRUNK CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION. ANGIOPLASTY RIGHT SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY, RIGHT POPLITEAL ARTERY, RIGHT TIBIAL PERONEAL TRUNK AND RIGHT PERONAL ARTERY. COMPLETION ANGIOGRAPHY, INSTALLATION OF 200MCG OF NITROGLYCERIN AND COMPLETION RUNOFF. DEVICE USAGE PROBLEM: DEVICE FAILED (E.G. BROKE, COULDN'T GET IT TO WORK OR STOPPED WORKING)"
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASAHI PROWATER PTCA GUIDE WIRE | GUIDE WIRE | DQX | AV-ASAHI | 090722A481 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 YR | Required Intervention | GUIDE CATH: CORDIS OUTBACK RE-ENTRY |