OHICHO NEO
Report
- Report Number
- 3002808904-2025-00028
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 31, 2025
- Date of Event
- June 27, 2025
- Report Date
- June 27, 2025
- Manufacturer
- KANEKA CORPORATION
- Product Code
- LIT
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS (DHR) OF THE DEVICE CONCERNED WAS REVIEWED. THE PRODUCTION LOT, TO WHICH THE DEVICE CONCERNED BELONGS, PASSED ALL IN-PROCESS INSPECTIONS INCLUDING THE SHAFT-PRESSURIZED TEST AND THE BALLOON-WRAPPING TEST FOR EVERY PRODUCT, AND THE FINISHED PRODUCT INSPECTIONS INCLUDING THE SHAFT TENSILE STRENGTH TEST AND THE REPETITIVE BALLOON INFLATION/DEFLATION TEST ON REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES BASED ON SAMPLING PLAN. NO NONCONFORMITY OR ABNORMALITY IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES OF THE DEVICE CONCERNED WAS FOUND. THE TIP WAS BROKEN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MM FROM THE DISTAL TIP OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A SCRATCH AT THE TIP. THE TIP AND PROXIMAL SIDE FRACTURE FRAGMENTS WERE RECOMBINED AND THE BALLOON LENGTH WAS CONFIRMED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 40 MM. THE DISTAL RING MARKER WAS NOT RETURNED. PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AND OUR COMMENT: IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE BALLOON RUPTURED DUE TO CONTACT WITH A HARD LESION, SUCH AS CALCIFICATION, AND THAT THE RUPTURED PART OF THE BALLOON CAUGHT ON THE SHEATH OR OTHER DEVICE WHEN IT WAS REMOVED, CAUSING THE BALLOON AND CATHETER TO RUPTURE BECAUSE IT WAS PULLED IN THAT STATE.
OHICHO NEO IS AN OTW-TYPE PTA BALLOON CATHETER COMPATIBLE WITH 0.035 INCH GUIDEWIRE. OHICHO NEO HAS NO APPROVAL IN USA. HOWEVER, WE INTEND TO REPORT THIS CASE AS THE EVENT OCCURRED ON THE SIMILAR DEVICE FOR "METACROSS OTW" (OTW TYPE PTA BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER, 0.035" GUIDEWIRE COMPATIBLE) IN US UNDER 510(K)# K152080". A BALLOON(5.0?~40MM) RUPTURE OCCURRED WHEN THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION WAS DILATED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 ATM IN A STRONGLY CALCIFIED LESION. DURING REMOVAL, THE RUPTURED PART WAS CAUGHT IN THE SHEATH AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED, SO THE SHEATH WAS REMOVED TOGETHER WITH THE RUPTURE. AFTER REMOVAL, IT WAS CONFIRMED UNDER FLUOROSCOPY THAT THE DISTAL RING MARKER WAS PRESENT IN THE SHEATH. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE SAME PATIENT WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER CENTER FOR TREATING INCREASED PRESSURE IN THE SHUNT BY SURGERY, AND A THROMBUS CONTAINING PART OR RUPTURED BALLOON WAS FOUND IN THE SUBCLAVIAN AREA.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220954 | OHICHO NEO | OHICHO NEO | LIT | KANEKA CORPORATION | SR035614 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Other |