OPTICROSS?
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2014-04343
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 17, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 26, 2014
- Report Date
- June 30, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - FREMONT (SUD)
- Product Code
- OBJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K123621
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
AGE AT TIME OF EVENT: UNDER 18 YEARS. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE REVEALED AN OPEN HOLE AT THE SHEATH LAP JOINT SECTION OF THE DEVICE. FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE OPEN HOLE AT THE SHEATH LAP JOINT ASSEMBLY WHEN THE CATHETER WAS FLUSHED. THE TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY WAS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY PULL BACK, ADVANCE, OR RETRACT. SINCE THE TELESCOPE CANNOT ADVANCE THE TRANSDUCER DISTAL HOUSING (TDH) TO THE MOST DISTAL POSITION, THE DISTANCE FROM THE DISTAL END OF THE TRANSDUCER HOUSING TO THE TIP OF THE CATHETER WAS NOT MEASURED. DURING IMAGE CHARACTERIZATION TESTING IN THE ROLLER COASTER MODEL, A GOOD SQUARE IMAGE APPEARED IN THE SYSTEM. NO IMAGING CORE WINDUP WAS FOUND WITHIN THE TELESCOPE SECTION OF THE DEVICE. NO OTHER ISSUES OR DEFECTS WERE OBSERVED DURING PRODUCT ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. THE MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORD REVIEW CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICE MET ALL MATERIAL, ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. THE ROOT CAUSE IS NOT CONFIRMED AS THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THE ALLEGED ISSUE OR ANY ANOMALIES WHICH COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED DIFFICULTY. (B)(4).
REPORTABLE BASED ON DEVICE ANALYSIS COMPLETED ON (B)(4) 2014. IT WAS REPORTED THAT LOSS OF IMAGE OCCURRED. THE TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE SEVERELY CALCIFIED PROXIMAL RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY. DURING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI), AN OPTICROSS IMAGING CATHETER WAS USED TO VISUALIZE THE VESSEL HOWEVER, IMAGE DISAPPEARED DURING SECOND PULLBACK. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER WITH SAME DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AND THE PATIENT'S CONDITION IS GOOD. HOWEVER, DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED AN OPEN HOLE AT THE SHEATH LAP JOINT SECTION OF THE DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418968 | OPTICROSS? | CATHETER, ULTRASOUND, INTRAVASCULAR | OBJ | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - FREMONT (SUD) | H749518080 | 16770581 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |