FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MAQUET

MDR report key: 2240654 · Received July 27, 2011

Report

Report Number
2240654
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 27, 2011
Date of Event
July 17, 2011
Report Date
July 25, 2011
Manufacturer
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR
Product Code
DSP
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2011: PATIENT WITH ACUTE INFERIOR WALL MI UNDERWENT EMERGENT CORONARY ANGIOGRAM, STENT(S) PLACED, THROMBUS EXTRACTED. PATIENT WENT INTO CARDIOGENIC SHOCK, IABP WAS PLACED WITH 1:1 AUGMENTATION, INTUBATED, AND MAINTAINED ON VASOPRESSORS. ON (B)(6) 2011 - MULTIPLE ALARMS FROM IABP. IABP SWITCHED TO NEW IABP. ALARMS CONTINUED THEN "BLOOD DETECTED" ALARM, AND UNIT SHUT DOWN. ON (B)(6) 2011: ATTEMPT REMOVAL OF IAB CATHETER FAILED AND BALLOON APPEARED "STUCK". EMERGENTLY A VASCULAR SURGEON WAS ABLE TO REMOVE CATHETER PERCUTANEOUSLY BY UP SIZING THE SHEATH TO AN 11 FR. PATIENT LOST PULSE TO LEFT LEG DURING PROCEDURE AND EMERGENT ARTERIOGRAM REVEALED OCCLUSION OF FEMORAL ARTERY. EMERGENT LEFT FEMORAL ENDARTERECTOMY, THROMBECTOMY AND PATCH ANGIOPLASTY PERFORMED. PATIENT REMAINED HYPOTENSIVE ON MAX THERAPY. ECHO REVEALED LARGE VSD (NOT PRESENT (B)(6)). ON (B)(6) 2011, PATIENT TRANSFERRED FOR HIGHER LEVEL SURGICAL CARE TO (B)(6) MEDICAL CENTER FOR URGENT REPAIR OF THE VSD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MAQUET SENSATION:7F INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON DSP MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 72 YR Life Threatening| O| R SEE RELEVANT TESTS