FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SAVVY
MDR report key: 2850109
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Received October 12, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 2850109
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 12, 2012
- Date of Event
- September 24, 2012
- Report Date
- October 12, 2012
- Manufacturer
- CORDIS (A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMPANY)
- Product Code
- LIT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A SAVVY PTA (PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOGRAPHIC) DILATATION CATHETER (6.0MM X 6CM) MANUFACTURED BY CORDIS WAS PREPPED AND PLACED INTO THE PATIENT THROUGH A SHEATH. IT WAS APPROPRIATELY INFLATED WITH AN INFLATION DEVICE. FOR THIS BALLOON, THE NOMINAL PRESSURE RATE IS 6 ATM AND THE BURST PRESSURE RATE IS 10 ATM. HOWEVER, THE BALLOON RUPTURED AT 5 ATM. A SECOND SAVVY 6.0MM X 6CM WAS PROPERLY PREPPED, INSERTED AND INFLATED. IT TOO RUPTURED, THIS TIME AT 8 ATM. THE CATHETERS WERE FROM THE SAME LOT NUMBER. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAVVY | PTA DILATION CATHETER | LIT | CORDIS (A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMPANY) | * | 15536462 | |
| 2 | SAVVY | PTA DILATION CATHETER | LIT | CORDIS (A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMPANY) | * | 15536462 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 YR |