NAVILYST MEDICAL
Report
- Report Number
- 1317056-2014-00044
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 2, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 31, 2014
- Report Date
- June 3, 2014
- Manufacturer
- NAVILYST MEDICAL
- Product Code
- LJS
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
PER INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM (B)(6), CARDIAC CATH LAB MANAGER, THE PATIENT HAD AN MRI ON (B)(6) 2014 WHICH SHOWED "ACUTE INFARCTS IN THE LEFT BASAL GANGLIA, LEFT FRONTAL LOBE AND LEFT PARIETAL LOBE. THE DISTRIBUTION OF INFARCTS SUGGESTS WATERSHED ISCHEMIA WHICH IS USUALLY CAUSED BY HYPOTENSION/HYPOPERFUSION BUT CAN ALSO BE CAUSED BY VASCULITIS OR CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION." DHR REVIEW OF THE PACKAGING AND LOTS OBTAINED THROUGH A SHIPPING HISTORY, REVEALED NO QUALITY RELATED ISSUES OR MANUFACTURING DEFICIENCIES AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE NAVILYST MEDICAL DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED OR IN ANY WAY CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. (B)(4).
AS REPORTED, A CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2014 USING A NAVILYST MEDICAL CONVENIENCE KIT. POST-OP (THE FOLLOWING DAY), THE PATIENT WAS LETHARGIC AND HAD A RIGHT FACIAL DROOP. THE PATIENT HAD A NEURO CONSULT AND A HEAD CT THAT WAS NEGATIVE FOR HEMORRHAGE, HOWEVER, AN MRI CONFIRMED THERE WAS A POSSIBLE CLOT CAUSING THE STROKE. PER CONVERSATION WITH THE NAVILYST MEDICAL CLINICAL SPECIALIST, AND THE TECHNICIAN WORKING DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE TECHNICIAN WAS "CONFIDENT THAT NO AIR WAS INJECTED IN THE CORONARIES FROM THE MANIFOLD SYSTEM." SHE FURTHER STATED THAT DR. (B)(6) LOOKED AT THE ANGIOGRAPHIC FILMS AND SAID THEY WERE "CLEAN", AND THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN AIR EMBOLI DETECTED ON THE IMAGES. THE USED DEVICES WERE DISCARDED BY THE HOSPITAL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385444 | NAVILYST MEDICAL | CONVENIENCE KIT | LJS | NAVILYST MEDICAL | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| L| R |