FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ADVANCE 18 LP LOW PROFILE BALLOON CATHETER

MDR report key: 2782095 · Received October 3, 2012

Report

Report Number
1820334-2012-00459
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 3, 2012
Date of Event
September 20, 2012
Report Date
September 21, 2012
Manufacturer
COOK, INC.
Product Code
DQY
PMA / PMN Number
K073378
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NONRESORBABLE MATERIALS, UNRETRIEVED IN BODY IS NOT LISTED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. DEVICE: SEPARATES IS NOT LISTED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED ASSIST IN THIS INVESTIGATION. BALLOON BURST, COMPLIANCE, AND FATIGUE VERIFICATION TESTING ARE PERFORMED. THE RATED BURST PRESSURE IS DOCUMENTED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) AND LABEL. THE DEVICE IS INSPECTED TO ENSURE BONDS AND BALLOONS ARE UNDAMAGED. EACH DEVICE IS LEAK TESTED. EACH DEVICE IS SHIPPED WITH IFU THAT DELINEATES THE PROPER INFLATION AND DEFLATION PROCEDURES. WITHOUT THE COMPLAINT DEVICE A THOROUGH ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS IS NOT POSSIBLE. THE EVENT DESCRIPTION DOES NOT STATE IF IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE BALLOON RUPTURED OR SUFFERED SOME OTHER DAMAGE. IN THE ABSENCE OF COMPLAINT DETAIL IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE FACTORS OTHER THAN PATIENT ANATOMY THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COMPLAINT. DUE TO THIS ABSENCE OF DETAIL THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS INCONCLUSIVE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. INSUFFICIENT RISK PER QUALITY ENGINEERING RISK ANALYSIS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PHYSICIAN COULD NOT PULL THE BALLOON BACK THROUGH THE SHEATH. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT A SMALL PIECE OF THE BALLOON MAY STILL BE INSIDE THE PATIENT. HOWEVER, THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT CONFIRM THIS COMMENT. PER CUSTOMER, THE PHYSICIAN HAS NO PLANS TO PERFORM AN ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE TO EXPLORE THE COMMENT THAT A SMALL PIECE OF THE BALLOON MAY BE INSIDE THE PATIENT. PER THE SALES REP, THE PATIENT IS IN STABLE CONDITION AND IS DOING FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ADVANCE 18 LP LOW PROFILE BALLOON CATHETER DQY CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS DQY COOK, INC. NA UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other