OPTICROSS?
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2014-04342
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 22, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 14, 2014
- Report Date
- June 25, 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 THE TIME OF EVENT: 18 YEARS OR OLDER. (B)(4). DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE REVEALED THAT THE TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY WAS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY PULL BACK, ADVANCE AND RETRACT. THE TELESCOPE CANNOT ADVANCE THE TRANSDUCER DISTAL HOUSING (TDH) TO THE MOST DISTAL POSITION. AN OPEN HOLE WAS OBSERVED 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. DURING IMAGE CHARACTERIZATION TESTING, NO IMAGE APPEARED IN THE SYSTEM DUE TO ELECTRICAL OPEN AT PROXIMAL. IMAGING CORE WINDUP 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 MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE IS OPERATIONAL CONTEXT AS DEVICE PERFORMANCE WAS LIMITED DUE TO ANATOMICAL PROCEDURAL FACTORS. (B)(4).
REPORTABLE BASED ON THE DEVICE ANALYSIS COMPLETED ON (B)(4) 2014. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A LOST IMAGE OCCURRED DURING THE PROCEDURE. DURING THE PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI) PROCEDURE, OPTICROSS¿ IMAGING CATHETER WAS USED TO VISUALIZE THE VESSEL HOWEVER LOST IMAGE OCCURRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT'S STATUS WAS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428486 | OPTICROSS? | CATHETER, ULTRASOUND, INTRAVASCULAR | OBJ | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - FREMONT (SUD) | H749518080 | 16831162 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |