FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

DLP SINGLE STAGE VENOUS CANNULA

MDR report key: 2221336 · Received August 15, 2011

Report

Report Number
2184009-2011-00043
Event Type
Death
Date Received
August 15, 2011
Date of Event
June 8, 2011
Report Date
July 15, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PERFUSION SYSTEMS
Product Code
DWF
PMA / PMN Number
K842375
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): DEVICE HISTORY COULD NOT BE REVIEWED AS THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. RESULTS: NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED. CONCLUSION: CAUSE OF EVENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED. ANALYSIS: NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED. CONCLUSION: WITHOUT THE RETURN OF THE PRODUCT, NO DEFINITIVE CONCLUSION CAN BE MADE REGARDING THE CLINICAL OBSERVATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFO THAT WHILE THIS PT WAS ON BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (BIVAD), DECREASED FLOW WAS NOTED. BLEEDING FROM THE CANNULA EXIT SITE WAS NOTED. THE VENOUS CANNULA WAS SEVERED IN THE WIRE WOUND SECTION OF THE CANNULA BODY, NEAR THE SUTURE RING. THE CANNULA WAS SUCCESSFULLY REPLACED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS CONTINUED WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. SUBSEQUENTLY, INFO RECEIVED INDICATED THAT THE PT EXPIRED. THE PHYSICIAN REPORTED THE DEATH WAS NOT RELATED TO A CANNULA MALFUNCTION. THE PUMP/PERFUSION RECORDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DLP SINGLE STAGE VENOUS CANNULA DWF MEDTRONIC PERFUSION SYSTEMS 69328 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death