NC TREK CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER
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
(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.
(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.
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 |