PRESSUREWIRE¿
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2025-05548
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 30, 2025
- Date of Event
- May 8, 2025
- Report Date
- July 1, 2025
- Manufacturer
- LIGHTLAB IMAGING, INC.
- Product Code
- DXO
- UDI-DI
- 05415067025715
- PMA / PMN Number
- K180558
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATION IS STILL PENDING AT THIS TIME. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE FINAL REPORT.
A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE RETURNED DEVICE. THE REPORTED MATERIAL BREAK WAS ABLE TO BE CONFIRMED (TORN DISTAL TUBE); HOWEVER, THE REPORTED FAILURE TO ADVANCE AND REMOVE FROM THE PATIENT¿S ANATOMY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE TESTED DUE TO THE OPERATIONAL CONTEXT INVOLVED. PRODUCTION RECORD AND CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS (CAPA) REVIEWS WERE PERFORMED AND REVEALED NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, A QUERY OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE FOR THE REPORTED LOT REVEALED THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A LOT SPECIFIC ISSUE. BASED ON THE REPORTED INFORMATION AND THE OBSERVATIONS FROM THE RETURNED ANALYSIS, THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE REPORTED FAILURE TO ADVANCE, DIFFICULTY TO REMOVE, AND SUBSEQUENT BREAK APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PROCEDURE. THE GUIDEWIRE WAS NOTED TO BE KINKED AND BENT THROUGHOUT, WHICH WHEN TRYING TO ADVANCE THROUGH THE HOSTILE ANATOMY (HEAVY CALCIFICATION) THE RESISTANCE CAUSED THE REPORTED FAILURE TO ADVANCE, DIFFICULTY TO REMOVE, AND SUBSEQUENT BREAK (CONFIRMED DISTAL TUBE TEAR). IN THIS CASE, IT IS LIKELY THE PATIENT¿S ANATOMICAL CONDITION (HEAVY CALCIFICATION) CAUSED THE OBSERVED GUIDEWIRE DAMAGE. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, OR LABELING OF THE DEVICE. D3: CORRECTION (MANUFACTURER ESTABLISHMENT NAME, ADDRESS, CITY AND POSTAL CODE, REGION STATE).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PRESSUREWIRE X (PWX) WIRELESS DEVICE WAS TO BE USED IN AN UNSPECIFIED LESION. DUE TO SEVERE CALCIFICATION IN THE PATIENT'S CORONARY ARTERIES THE PWX FAILED TO CROSS THE TARGET LESION AND AFTER REMOVAL OF THE PWX, THE PRESSUREWIRE WAS NOTED TO BE BROKEN, ABOUT 15 CM FROM THE TIP. ANOTHER PWX WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
SUBSEQUENT TO THE INITIAL REPORT, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED: IT WAS REPORTED THE PRESSUREWIRE X (PWX) WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE AND DIFFICULT TO ADVANCE DUE TO THE ANATOMY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 642430 | PRESSUREWIRE¿ | TRANSDUCER, PRESSURE, CATHETER TIP | DXO | LIGHTLAB IMAGING, INC. | C12059 | 40914G1 | 05415067025715 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |