MINI TREK CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2012-08198
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 20, 2012
- Date of Event
- November 30, 2012
- Report Date
- December 1, 2012
- Manufacturer
- AV-TEMECULA-CT
- Product Code
- LOX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K103110
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TW
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). GUIDE WIRE: PROGRESS 40; GUIDE CATH: JR4; SHEATH: TERUMO 6 FR. EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND THE REPORTED LEAK DUE TO THE SEPARATION WAS CONFIRMED. BASED ON VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO NON-CONFORMANCES. REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY OF THE REPORTED LOT DID NOT INDICATE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A NEAR TOTAL OCCLUSION (95% STENOSIS) OF THE MID RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY (RCA) AND AN 80% STENOSIS OF THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY. A PROGRESS 40 GUIDE WIRE CROSSED THE LESION, FOLLOWED BY PREDILATATION WITH A 1.2X12 MM MINI TREK BALLOON. THE PATIENT COUGHED WHILE THE DEVICES WERE IN THE ANATOMY CAUSING THE GUIDING CATHETER, GUIDE WIRE AND DILATATION BALLOON TO BACK OUT OF THE RCA. AFTER LETTING THE PATIENT REST FOR A WHILE, THE SAME GUIDE WIRE AND MINI TREK BALLOON WERE USED IN THE VESSEL; HOWEVER, THIS TIME THE MINI TREK BALLOON COULD NOT BE INFLATED. AFTER RETRACTION OF THE BALLOON CATHETER FROM THE PATIENT, THE BALLOON WAS FOUND TO BE SEPARATED AT THE HUB. THE PROCEDURE CONTINUED ON WITH ANOTHER BALLOON CATHETER AND A MULTI-LINK 8 STENT WAS USED SUCCESSFULLY TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 HOURS. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MINI TREK CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER | CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER | LOX | AV-TEMECULA-CT | 2042761 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 YR | CONCOMITANT MEDICAL DEVICES |