FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CONTURA
MDR report key: 3918240
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Received June 27, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 3918240
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 27, 2014
- Date of Event
- June 16, 2014
- Report Date
- June 27, 2014
- Manufacturer
- HOLOGIC, INC
- Product Code
- JAQ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT HAD CONTURA PARTIAL RADIATION CATHETER PLACED. PRIOR TO PLACEMENT THE SURGEON CHECKED THE BALLOON. AFTER PLACEMENT PATIENT HAD CT SCAN AT OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CENTER TO ENSURE PLACEMENT AND BALLOON PATENCY; WHICH WAS GOOD. THREE DAYS LATER THE PATIENT RETURNED TO OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CENTER FOR TREATMENT AND THE BALLOON HAD POPPED. RADIATION TREATMENT COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AND THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED. PATIENT WAS OFFERED TO HAVE ANOTHER CATHETER PLACED BUT PATIENT DECLINED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376059 | CONTURA | CATHETER | JAQ | HOLOGIC, INC | * | REXJ0575 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 YR | UNKNOWN. |