FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
NUCLEUS-X
MDR report key: 3769620
·
Received April 1, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1318694-2014-00002
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 1, 2014
- Date of Event
- October 11, 2013
- Report Date
- March 31, 2014
- Manufacturer
- NUMED, INC.
- Product Code
- OZT
- PMA / PMN Number
- K082776
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
NOT ENOUGH INFO WAS PROVIDED BY THE DISTRIBUTOR AND USER FACILITY. IT IS UNK AS TO WHAT RBP THE CATHETER BURST AT AND IT IS ALSO UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT AN INFLATION DEVICE WITH PRESSURE GAUGE WAS USED AS IS RECOMMENDED IN THE INSTRUCTION FOR USE. THE COMPARATIVE CATHETER THAT WAS PULLED FROM INVENTORY WAS TESTED FOR RBP. THE LABELED RBP OF THIS DEVICE IS 3.0 ATM. THE COMPARATIVE CATHETER DID NOT BURST UNTIL 6.0 ATM OF PRESSURE. DUE TO THE LACK OF INFO, NUMED IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WAS CAUSED THIS BALLOON BURST.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE BALLOON BURST DURING AN AORTIC VALVULOPLASTY PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196103 | NUCLEUS-X | BALLOON AORTIC VALVULOPLASTY CATHETER | OZT | NUMED, INC. | 230X | NX-0306 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |