RX ACCUNET EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2012-05731
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 11, 2012
- Date of Event
- August 17, 2012
- Report Date
- August 20, 2012
- Manufacturer
- AV-TEMECULA-CT
- Product Code
- NTE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K081549
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WV, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE OPEN PACKAGING AND MISASSEMBLED DEVICE WERE ABLE TO BE CONFIRMED. BASED ON A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO NON-CONFORMANCES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. RESULTS OF THE QUERY OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE COMPLAINT-HANDLING DATABASE FROM THIS LOT DID NOT INDICATE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN UNPACKING THE 3-IN-1 RX ACCUNET EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM FROM ITS PACKAGING, IT APPEARED THAT ALL OF THE PACKAGING (BOTH OUTER AND INNER) HAD ALREADY BEEN OPENED (WITH THE SEAL COMPROMISED) AND THE FILTER WAS EXPOSED. THE FILTER WAS DESCRIBED AS NOT BEING PROPERLY HOUSED INSIDE OF THE PURPLE FLUSHER, AS THE FILTER APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN PULLED OUT. THE SITE INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED IN THIS CONDITION. THE DEVICE WAS NOT USED IN THE PATIENT AND THERE WAS NO OCCURRENCE OF A CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY. ANOTHER ACCUNET DEVICE WAS USED IN COMPLETING THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RX ACCUNET EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM | EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM | NTE | AV-TEMECULA-CT | 2061961 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |