SCUBA CO-CR STENT
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
RESULTS: USED IN SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY. CONCLUSION: USED IN SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY.
(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).
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 |