FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CLEANCUT ROTATING AORTIC PUNCH

MDR report key: 2542722 · Received April 10, 2012

Report

Report Number
1649914-2012-00005
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 10, 2012
Date of Event
February 29, 2012
Report Date
March 12, 2012
Manufacturer
QUEST MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
DWS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). QUEST MEDICAL, INC HAS LIMITED INFO RELATED TO THE PT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. QUEST MEDICAL, INC DEFERS TO THE PT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, AN AORTIC PUNCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT THE PUNCH RIPPED A HOLE IN THE AORTA. HE REPAIRED THE TEAR WITH SUTURES AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. THE HOSPITAL DID NOT KEEP THE PACKAGING TO PROVIDE DEVICE IDENTIFICATION INFO. THE PUNCH HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE MFR FOR ANALYSIS. NO ADD'L INFO IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CLEANCUT ROTATING AORTIC PUNCH AORTIC PUNCH DWS QUEST MEDICAL, INC. UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Required Intervention