FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NC TREK CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER

MDR report key: 2882479 · Received December 20, 2012

Report

Report Number
2024168-2012-08219
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 20, 2012
Date of Event
October 24, 2012
Report Date
October 30, 2012
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
LOX
PMA / PMN Number
K110134
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVALUATION SUMMARY:THE RETURNED DEVICE ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THE REPORTED CONTAMINATION. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE FOUND NO OTHER EVENTS REPORTED WITH CONTAMINATION FROM THIS PART/LOT COMBINATION. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD INDICATED NO RELATED NON-CONFORMANCE RECORDS FOR THIS SPECIFIC LOT. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION, THERE IS NO READILY IDENTIFIABLE EVIDENCE WHICH SUGGESTS A LARGER POPULATION OF TREK PRODUCT IS AFFECTED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RARE OCCURRENCE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED PER SITE OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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 RECEIVED. INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE OPENING OF THE EXTERNAL PACKAGING, A FILAMENT SIMILAR TO A HAIR WAS OBSERVED ON THE COIL/HOOP CONTAINING THE 3.0X15 MM TREK BALLOON CATHETER. THE DEVICE WAS NOT USED ON THE PATIENT. A NEW BALLOON CATHETER WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. DEVICE ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THAT THE FILAMENT WAS A HUMAN HAIR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NC TREK CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER LOX AV-TEMECULA-CT 2011762

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1