FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

.008" MIRAGE HYDROPHYLIC GUIDEWIRE

MDR report key: 3699227 · Received March 25, 2014

Report

Report Number
2029214-2014-00163
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 25, 2014
Date of Event
February 13, 2014
Report Date
February 26, 2014
Manufacturer
EV3 NEUROVASCULAR
Product Code
DQX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AU
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AS IT WAS DISCARDED. THE CUSTOMER HAD TWO LOT NUMBERS, BUT WAS NOT SURE WHICH LOT NUMBER BELONGED TO THE DEVICE IN QUESTION. THEREFORE, BOTH LOT NUMBERS WERE PROVIDED AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: MODEL: 103-0608 / LOT: 9703805 DOM: 02/06/2013 EXP: 10/31/2015; MODEL: 103-0608 / LOT: 9712011 DOM: 02/25/2013 EXP: 11/01/2015. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

TREATMENT OF AN AV (ARTERIOVENOUS) FISTULA. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THE MIRAGE GUIDEWIRE COULD NO LONGER BE SEEN; THEREFORE, THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK THE GUIDEWIRE BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. THEN THE PHYSICIAN PULLED HARDER AND TORQUED THE GUIDEWIRE TO MAKE MORE ROOM IN THE CATHETER LUMEN, BUT THE TIP OF THE GUIDEWIRE SEPARATED (10CM-15CM). THE GUIDEWIRE ALONG WITH ALL BROKEN SEGMENTS AND THE MICROCATHETER WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A NEW MIRAGE GUIDEWIRE WITHOUT ISSUES. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
174538 .008" MIRAGE HYDROPHYLIC GUIDEWIRE GUIDEWIRE DQX EV3 NEUROVASCULAR SEE H10 SEE H10

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1