Description of Event or Problem · 1
NOVEMBER 21, 1992 AT 2000 HOURS, INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON CATHETER ALARM SOUNDED. TUBING CHECKED AND BLOOD WAS NOTED IN CATHETER AND A SMALL AMOUNT IN TUBING. IABP SHUT OFF, CARDIAC SURGEON IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE AND REMOVED BALLOON. PATIENT HEMODYNAMICALLY STABLE AND A NEW BALLOON INSERTION WAS NOT INDICATED. PATIENT WAS POSTOPERATIVE CABG X2 AND ANEURYSMECTOMY ON 11/20/92. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURYDEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS EVALUATED. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: TELEMETRY FAILURE, NONE OR UNKNOWN, INHERENT RISK OF PROCEDURE, BALLOON. CONCLUSION: NONE OR UNKNOWN. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: NO. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: DEVICE DISCARDED. THE DEVICE WAS DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF.