FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ARTHROSCOPE
MDR report key: 3033675
·
Received April 3, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2953769-2013-00056
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 3, 2013
- Date of Event
- March 7, 2013
- Report Date
- March 7, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MDT KYPHON NEUCHATEL MFG
- Product Code
- HRX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K981251
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NJ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). PRODUCT ANALYSIS: VISUALLY CONFIRMED BALLOON TEAR UPON EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED INSTRUMENT. NO MATERIAL OR FUNCTIONAL DEFECTS ON CATHETER WERE IDENTIFIED. APPROXIMATELY ~270 DEGREE RADIAL RUPTURE AT BALLOON PEAK. INFLATION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PREFERENTIAL. THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH CONTACT WITH BONE SPLINTERS DURING USAGE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY PROCEDURE AND DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE INFLATABLE BONE TAMP (IBT) RUPTURED AT 200 PSI. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE PATIENT HAD NO KNOWN ALLERGY TO THE CONTRAST AND NO FRAGMENTS WERE LEFT BEHIND. NO OTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY USING A NEW BALLOON.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137112 | ARTHROSCOPE | HRX | MDT KYPHON NEUCHATEL MFG | NA | 0006193461 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BKP KIT, CEMENT |