TERUMO RADIFOCUS GUIDE WIRE
Report
- Report Number
- 9681834-2025-00041
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 14, 2025
- Date of Event
- February 14, 2025
- Report Date
- March 14, 2025
- Manufacturer
- TERUMO CORPORATION, ASHITAKA
- Product Code
- DQX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K863138
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
D4: UDI: N/A AT THIS PRODUCT CODE IS NOT EXPORTED TO THE US MARKET. D6A: IMPLANTED DATE: DEVICE WAS NOT IMPLANTED. D6B: EXPLANTED DATE: DEVICE WAS NOT EXPLANTED. G4: 510(K): K926214. SINCE THE ACTUAL SAMPLE WAS NOT RETURNED, INVESTIGATION OF IT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. CONFIRMATION OF THE PROVIDED IMAGE FROM THE PROVIDED IMAGE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GUIDEWIRE WAS FRACTURED. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO CONFIRM THE DETAILED CONDITION OF DAMAGE. HISTORY INVESTIGATION OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE INVOLVED PRODUCT CODE/LOT NUMBER NO ANOMALY WAS FOUND IN THE MANUFACTURING RECORD AND THE SHIPPING INSPECTION RECORD. NO OTHER SIMILAR REPORT FROM OTHER FACILITIES WAS FOUND. CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE/CONCLUSION BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION RESULT, NO ANOMALY WAS FOUND IN THE MANUFACTURING RECORD AND THE SHIPPING INSPECTION RECORD. SINCE THE DETAILED CONDITION OF DAMAGE COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED FROM THE PROVIDED IMAGE, AND SINCE THE ACTUAL SAMPLE WAS NOT RETURNED AND INVESTIGATION OF IT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO CLARIFY THE CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE. RELEVANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) REFERENCE: "IF ANY RESISTANCE IS FELT OR IF THE TIP'S BEHAVIOR AND/OR LOCATION SEEMS IMPROPER, STOP MANIPULATING THE GUIDE WIRE AND/OR ENDOTHERAPY ACCESSORY AND DETERMINE THE CAUSE BY FLUOROSCOPY OR ENDOSCOPE. CONTINUING TO MANIPULATE THE GUIDEWIRE COULD CAUSE PATIENT INJURY, SUCH AS PUNCTURES, HEMORRHAGES OR MUCOUS MEMBRANE DAMAGE. IT MAY ALSO DAMAGE THE ENDOSCOPE, INSTRUMENT AND/OR ENDOTHERAPY ACCESSORY." TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION (TMC) (IMPORTER) REGISTRATION NO. 2243441 IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF ASHITAKA FACTORY OF TERUMO CORPORATION (MANUFACTURER) REGISTRATION NO. 9681834.
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING THE SHUNT PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY (PTA) PROCEDURE, WHEN THE BALLOON WAS PASSED THROUGH AT A SHARP BEND SECTION, THE FLEXIBLE PART AT THE DISTAL END FRACTURED. THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT WAS DISCONTINUED, AND IT WAS REMOVED. AN ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT WAS USED, AND THE CASE WAS FINISHED. ON (B)(6) CONFIRMED WITH MR. THE DISTAL PART THAT WAS SUSPECTED TO HAVE FRACTURED HAS ALSO BEEN REMOVED. THE PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED (NO REMAINS IN THE BODY).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1559368 | TERUMO RADIFOCUS GUIDE WIRE | WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER | DQX | TERUMO CORPORATION, ASHITAKA | RF-GA18103 | 241107 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Required Intervention | PTA BALLOON CATHETER |