FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SCUBA CO-CR STENT

MDR report key: 2880986 · Received December 20, 2012

Report

Report Number
3004066202-2012-00158
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 20, 2012
Date of Event
November 20, 2012
Report Date
January 16, 2013
Manufacturer
INVATEC SPA
Product Code
FGE
PMA / PMN Number
K092352
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

RESULTS: USED IN SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY. CONCLUSION: USED IN SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). RESULTS: FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ( USED IN SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY); INCORRECT TECHNIQUE/PROCEDURE (PRESSURE APPLIED TO DEVICE PRIOR TO PLACEMENT AT LESION). CONCLUSION: DEVICE FAILURE RELATED TO USE HANDLING( PRESSURE APPLIED TO DEVICE); FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS (IFU NOT ADHERED TO).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PHYSICIAN WAS TREATING A STENOSIS IN THE LEFT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY. AT THE TIME OF INSERTING THE SCUBA DEVICE THROUGH THE SHEATH MILD RESISTANCE/ FRICTION WAS ENCOUNTERED. WHEN THE STENT WAS PLACED AT THE LESION THE PHYSICIAN NOTED THAT THE STENT DID NOT CONFORM WITH THE MARKER ON THE BALLOON. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND A SECOND SCUBA DEVICE WAS INSERTED HOWEVER IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SAME RESISTANCE OCCURRED. AFTER THE SECOND DEVICE WAS REMOVED, A NEW SHEATH WAS USED HOWEVER WHEN A THIRD SCUBA WAS ADVANCED IT WAS NOTED THAT THE STENT DID NOT LINE UP WITH THE MARKER ON THE BALLOON. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER SHEATH AND A FOURTH SCUBA DEVICE. NO STENT DISLODGED IN THE PATIENT. NO CLINICAL SEQUELAE WERE REPORTED. DEVICE EVALUATION: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES WERE DETECTED ON THE SHAFT. THE STENT WAS POSITIONED ON THE BALLOON BUT HAD MOVED DISTALLY AND WAS PLACED OVER THE DISTAL MARKER SO THE STENT OD PROFILE WAS OUT OF THE SPECIFICATION. HEAT MARK AND CRIMP SETTINGS WERE EVIDENT ON THE BALLOON SURFACE. CINE IMAGE REVIEW A CD WITH THE ANGIO IMAGES OF THE PROCEDURE WERE RECEIVED, BUT NO IMAGES WERE SAVED REGARDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF RETRACTION OF THE THREE DEVICES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SCUBA CO-CR STENT CATHETER, BILIARY, DIAGNOSTIC FGE INVATEC SPA 1D019815

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00068 YR