FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FLEXOR RAABE GUIDING SHEATH

MDR report key: 3911645 · Received June 27, 2014

Report

Report Number
1820334-2014-00270
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 27, 2014
Date of Event
June 3, 2014
Report Date
June 3, 2014
Manufacturer
COOK, INC.
Product Code
DYB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AT THE END OF A LEFT DISTAL SUPERIOR FEMERAL ARTERY ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING PROCEDURE, WITHOUT THE USE OF THE DILATOR, THE FLEXOR RAABE GUIDING SHEATH WAS BEING REMOVED WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT ON SOME CALCIUM AT THE ILIAC BIFURCATION AND TORE IN HALF LEAVING THE RIBBON WIRE COILS TRAILING OUT OF THE ACCESS SITE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS THE PHYSICIAN WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE TORN SHEATH FROM THE PATIENT. PER THE COOK REPRESENTATIVE, WHO WAS AT THE PROCEDURE, NO FRAGMENTS WERE LEFT IN THE PATIENT. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
376349 FLEXOR RAABE GUIDING SHEATH DYB INTRODUCER, CATHETER DYB COOK, INC. NA 4910070

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other