EMERGE?
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2013-05095
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 22, 2013
- Date of Event
- June 21, 2013
- Report Date
- June 24, 2013
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE
- Product Code
- LOX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K113220
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
AGE AT TIME OF EVENT: 18 YEARS OR OLDER. (B)(4). DEVICE EVALUATED BY MFR.: THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS. THE MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORD REVIEW CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICE MET ALL MATERIAL, ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE IS OPERATIONAL CONTEXT AS DEVICE PERFORMANCE WAS LIMITED DUE TO ANATOMICAL PROCEDURAL FACTORS. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION, A BALLOON RUPTURE OCCURRED. VASCULAR ACCESS WAS OBTAINED VIA THE RIGHT RADIAL ARTERY. THE 90% STENOSED TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE MODERATELY CALCIFIED AND MILDLY TORTUOUS DISTAL RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY (RCA). AFTER AN UNSPECIFIED GUIDE WIRE CROSSED THE LESION, A 2.00 MM X 15 MM EMERGE BALLOON CATHETER WAS SELECTED AND ADVANCED TO DILATE THE LESION. UPON FIRST INFLATION AT 8 ATMOSPHERES, THE BALLOON RUPTURED. THE DEVICE WAS RETRIEVED INTACT. THE PROCEDURE WAS THEN COMPLETED WITH A DIFFERENT DEVICE. NO COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT'S STATUS WAS GOOD.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341909 | EMERGE? | CATHETERS, TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, PERCUTANEOUS | LOX | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE | H7493919315200 | 15832111 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |