FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SCIMED PTCA BALLOON

MDR report key: 34792 · Received July 3, 1996

Report

Report Number
34792
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 3, 1996
Date of Event
June 14, 1996
Report Date
July 3, 1996
Manufacturer
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
LOX
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PHYSICIAN WAS DEPLOYING A STENT. WHILE POST-DILATING STENT, PTCA BALLOON FAILED TO DEFLATE. PROXIMAL END OF BALLOON SHAFT WAS CUT WHICH ALLOWED PARTIAL DEFLATION. THE PARTIALLY DEFLATED BALLOON HAD TO BE PULLED ACROSS PROXIMAL LAD AND THE ARTERY TORE. PT BECAME UNSTABLE. BALLOON PUMP WAS PLACED. PT WAS TAKEN TO OR FOR OPEN HEART REPAIR OF DAMAGED ARTERY. PT WAS RELEASED HOME IN GOOD CONDITION ON 6/20/96.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SCIMED PTCA BALLOON PTCA BALLOON LOX SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. NC-BANDIT 3.0MM 518264

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 76 YR Life Threatening| R