FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FINDRWIRZ GUIDE WIRE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2538960 · Received April 11, 2012

Report

Report Number
3005802238-2012-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 11, 2012
Date of Event
March 12, 2012
Report Date
April 10, 2012
Manufacturer
SENTREHEART, INC.
Product Code
DQX
PMA / PMN Number
K080364
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE SENTREHEART REPRESENTATIVE WHO ATTENDED THE CASE. THE PT HAD AN ANTERIOR ORIENTED LAA. THIS COMBINED WITH THE LOCATION OF PERICARDIAL ACCESS RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL MANIPULATION OF THE LARIAT WHILE TRYING TO CAPTURE THE LAA FOR LIGATION. THE FINDRWIRZ PERFORATED THE LAA AT SOME POINT DURING THIS ADDITIONAL MANIPULATION. ALL DEVICES WERE REMOVED FROM THE PT WHILE PERICARDIOCENTESIS WAS PERFORMED AND HEPARIN WAS REVERSED. TEE CONFIRMED BLEEDING RESOLVED AFTER 90 MINUTES. THE PT THEN RECOVERED NORMALLY WITH NO FURTHER SEQUELAE. POTENTIAL VESSEL DAMAGE IS A KNOWN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THERE WAS A DEVICE MALFUNCTION. A REVIEW OF MANUFACTURING RECORDS CONFIRMED THE DEVICE MET SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO SHIPMENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A FINDRWIRZ PERFORATED THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE, RESULTING IN BLEEDING. PERICARDIOCENTESIS WAS PERFORMED WHILE HEPARIN WAS REVERSED. THE PT RECOVERED AND WAS DISCHARGED NORMALLY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FINDRWIRZ GUIDE WIRE SYSTEM GUIDE WIRE DQX SENTREHEART, INC. NA 70211028

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 77 YR Required Intervention ENDOCATH OCCLUSION BALLOON| LARIAT SUTURE DELIVERY DEVICE