FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MINI TREK CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER

MDR report key: 2883972 · Received December 21, 2012

Report

Report Number
2024168-2012-08275
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 21, 2012
Date of Event
November 26, 2012
Report Date
November 26, 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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. (B)(4). THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. THE INVESTIGATION IS NOT COMPLETE. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND THE REPORTED FAILURE TO CROSS COULD NOT BE REPLICATED IN A TESTING ENVIRONMENT AS IT WAS BASED ON OPERATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. HOWEVER, A TEAR WAS NOTED. BASED ON VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO NON-CONFORMANCES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COMPLAINT. REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY OF THE REPORTED LOT DID NOT INDICATE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE INSTRUCTION FOR USE (IFU) MINI TREK, STATES: SUBMERGE THE BALLOON IN STERILE HEPARINIZED NORMAL SALINE DURING BALLOON PREPARATION TO ACTIVATE THE COATING. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE OF THE DISTAL RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY (RCA), A NON-ABBOTT FLOPPY GUIDE WIRE AND A FIELDER GUIDE WIRE WERE USED FOR GOOD SUPPORT IN THE VESSEL. THE 1.2 X 6 MM MINI TREK BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER (BDC) WAS ADVANCED BUT DID NOT CROSS THE THE TARGET LESION, HOWEVER IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BALLOON HAD A TEAR/HOLE PRIOR TO INFLATION. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED WITHOUT REPORTED INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. 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 2073061

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR GUIDE WIRE: FLOPPY, ASAHI FIELDER