FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
HI-TORQUE BALANCE GUIDE WIRE WITH HYDROCOAT
MDR report key: 387051
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Received April 2, 2002
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2002-00119
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 2, 2002
- Date of Event
- February 8, 2002
- Report Date
- March 8, 2002
- Manufacturer
- GUIDANT VASCULAR INTERVENTION
- Product Code
- DQX
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER SUCCESSFULLY STENTING A LESION IN THE DIAGONAL, THE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM (SDS) AND THE GUIDE WIRE WERE REMOVED TOGETHER. IT WAS THEN NOTED THAT THE TIP OF THE GUIDE WIRE APPEARED TO BE AN ABNORMAL DISTANCE (DISTAL) TO THE END OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. WHEN THE GUIDE WIRE WAS REMOVED FROM THE DELIVERY SYSTEM, THE GUIDE WIRE COILS APPEARED STRETCHED, EXPOSING THE CORE. NO PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED FROM THIS PROCEDURE; HOWEVER, INVESTIGATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE REVEALED A SEPARATION OF THE GUIDE WIRE CORE AND THE SHAPING RIBBON.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HI-TORQUE BALANCE GUIDE WIRE WITH HYDROCOAT | HYDROPHILIC COATING GUIDE WIRE | DQX | GUIDANT VASCULAR INTERVENTION | NA | 2011051 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 YR | 2. INFLATION DEVICE: GDT,| 1. DILATATION CATHETER: TERUMO HAYATE 2.0-20,| 3. GUIDING CATHETER: MDT ZUMA 2 6F. |