FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FATHOM? -16
MDR report key: 23810178
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Received December 15, 2025
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2025-90941
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 15, 2025
- Date of Event
- October 9, 2025
- Report Date
- December 15, 2025
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
- Product Code
- DQX
- UDI-DI
- 08714729762553
- PMA / PMN Number
- K111485
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0
G4 - PREMARKET / 510(K): K111485, K170636. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MFR: THE GW FATHOM PERIPH DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. VISUAL AND MICROSCOPE INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED. IT WAS POSSIBLE TO SEE THAT THE GUIDEWIRE WAS KINKED. ALSO, THE PTFE COATING AT THE PROXIMAL SECTION WAS PEELED. NO OTHER ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS.
Description of Event or Problem · 0
REPORTABLE BASED ON DEVICE ANALYSIS COMPLETED ON 11NOV2025. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WIRE WAS BENT. A 180X25CM FATHOM? 16 WAS SELECTED FOR USED. DURING UNPACKING, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WIRE WAS BENT. THERE WERE NO COMPLICATION AS THE RESULT OF THIS EVENT. HOWEVER, DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE) COATING AT THE PROXIMAL SECTION WAS PEELED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273370 | FATHOM? -16 | WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER | DQX | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | M001509100 | 0037071048 | 08714729762553 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |