FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

RX ACCULINK CAROTID STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2843012 · Received November 21, 2012

Report

Report Number
2024168-2012-07393
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 21, 2012
Date of Event
October 29, 2012
Report Date
October 29, 2012
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
NIM
PMA / PMN Number
P040012
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE LEAK WAS ABLE TO BE CONFIRMED. BASED ON A VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL 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. THE RESULTS OF THE QUERY OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE FOR THIS LOT DID NOT INDICATE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. BASED ON THE REVIEWED INFORMATION, NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS IDENTIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PREPARATION OF AN ACCULINK STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM (SDS), AS THE TECHNICIAN WAS FLUSHING THE UNIT, THERE WAS FLUID FOUND LEAKING FROM THE FLUSH PORT. THE ACCULINK SDS WAS SET ASIDE AND NOT USED FOR THE PROCEDURE. ANOTHER ACCULINK SDS WAS USED SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE REPORTED. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RX ACCULINK CAROTID STENT SYSTEM CAROTID STENT SYSTEM NIM AV-TEMECULA-CT 2091762

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1