MUSTANG?
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2014-03902
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 9, 2014
- Date of Event
- June 11, 2014
- Report Date
- June 11, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY
- Product Code
- FGE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K110122
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
DEVICE EVALUATED BY MFR., EVAL SUMMARY ATTACHED, METHOD CODES, RESULT CODES, CONCLUSION CODES UPDATED. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MFR.; A VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE IDENTIFIED THAT THE SHAFT OF THE BALLOON CATHETER WAS SEVERELY STRETCHED AND BUNCHED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG ITS LENGTH. AS A RESULT OF THIS STRETCHING THE SHAFT WAS STRETCHED DOWN ONTO THE GUIDEWIRE THAT WAS INSERTED THROUGH THE CATHETER. THE GUIDEWIRE WAS TRAPPED. THIS SIZE GUIDEWIRE IS SMALLER THAN THE RECOMMENDED SIZE GUIDEWIRE FOR USE WHICH IS 0.035INCH. A Y-GATE ADAPTER WAS FREE MOVING ALONG THE SHAFT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE BALLOON FOUND THAT THE BALLOON HAD BEEN INFLATED AND WAS NOT REFOLDED. NO TEARS WERE VISIBLE IN THE BALLOON. DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE STRETCHED DEVICE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO INFLATE THE BALLOON. THE MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORD REVIEW CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICE MET ALL MATERIAL, ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE IS OPERATIONAL CONTEXT AS DEVICE PERFORMANCE WAS LIMITED DUE TO ANATOMICAL PROCEDURAL FACTORS. (B)(4).
AGE AT TIME OF EVENT: 18 YEARS BELOW. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CATHETER DIFFICULTY REMOVAL OCCURRED. THE 70-80 % STENOSED TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE MODERATELY CALCIFIED AND MODERATELY TORTUOUS EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY. A 5 FRENCH 90CM NON BSC SHEATH WAS PLACED THEN AN 8X80MM NON BSC STENT WAS PLACED. FOLLOWING STENT PLACEMENT THE 7.0X40X135CM MUSTANG BALLOON CATHETER WAS ADVANCED FOR POST DILATION. THE BALLOON WAS SUCCESSFULLY INFLATED THREE TIMES. UPON REMOVAL, THE PHYSICIAN NOTED SIGNIFICANT RESISTANCE ONCE THE BALLOON WAS IN THE SHEATH. THE PHYSICIAN PULLED THE BALLOON OUT SLOWLY AND THE BALLOON CATHETER WAS STRETCHING. EVENTUALLY THE PHYSICIAN HAD TO PULL THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WITH SHEATH OUT IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THIS DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT'S STATUS IS FINE.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CATHETER DIFFICULTY REMOVAL OCCURRED. THE 70-80 % STENOSED TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE MODERATELY CALCIFIED AND MODERATELY TORTUOUS EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY. A 5 FRENCH 90CM NON BSC SHEATH WAS PLACED THEN AN 8X80MM NON BSC STENT WAS PLACED. FOLLOWING STENT PLACEMENT THE 7.0X40X135CM MUSTANG (TM) BALLOON CATHETER WAS ADVANCED FOR POST DILATION. THE BALLOON WAS SUCCESSFULLY INFLATED THREE TIMES. UPON REMOVAL, THE PHYSICIAN NOTED SIGNIFICANT RESISTANCE ONCE THE BALLOON WAS IN THE SHEATH. THE PHYSICIAN PULLED THE BALLOON OUT SLOWLY AND THE BALLOON CATHETER WAS STRETCHING. EVENTUALLY THE PHYSICIAN HAD TO PULL THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WITH SHEATH OUT IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THIS DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT'S STATUS IS FINE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399447 | MUSTANG? | CATHETER, BILIARY, DIAGNOSTIC | FGE | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY | H74939171070410 | 0016676672 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 FRENCH 90CM COOK SHUTTLE SHEATH| COOK ZILVER 518 8X80 STENT |