FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
SCEPTOR GUIDE WIRE
MDR report key: 37434
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Received September 6, 1996
Report
- Report Number
- 2125152-1996-00001
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 6, 1996
- Date of Event
- July 31, 1996
- Report Date
- September 6, 1996
- Manufacturer
- SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
- Product Code
- DQX
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ADD'L ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE WIRE WAS BENT AND FRACTURED AT THE JUNCTION OF THE SPRING TIP AND CORE WIRE. THE FRACTURE WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY SIGNIFICANT TENSILE FORCE PLACED ON THE DEVICE. NO MATERIAL OR MANUFACTURING DEFICIENCIES WERE NOTED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING PTCA PROCEUDRE, THE TIP OF THE GUIDE WIRE FRACTURED AS THE BALLOON CATHETER WAS REMOVED. THE BALLOON RUPTURED PRIOR TO REMOVAL. ALL PIECES WERE RETRIEVED. PT STATUS IS LISTED AS "OK." SAME CASE AS MFR REPORT #2183819-1996-00010.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCEPTOR GUIDE WIRE | PTCA GUIDEWIRE | DQX | SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. | .14"SCEPTOR FL.STR | D20295 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNKNOWN | Required Intervention |