EMERGE?
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2014-04433
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 31, 2014
- Date of Event
- July 7, 2014
- Report Date
- July 7, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE
- Product Code
- LOX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K113220
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
AGE AT TIME OF EVENT: 18 YEARS OR OLDER. (B)(4). DEVICE EVALUATED BY MFR: THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. 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 FACTOR. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT BALLOON RUPTURE OCCURRED. THE 90% STENOSED TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE SEVERELY CALCIFIED AND MODERATELY TORTUOUS LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY. THE 2.00MM X 15MM EMERGE¿ BALLOON CATHETER WAS ADVANCED TO PREDILATE THE LESION. THE BALLOON WAS INFLATED; HOWEVER, IT RUPTURED AT AN UNKNOWN ATMOSPHERE ON THE FIRST INFLATION. THE DEVICE WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT'S STATUS WAS GOOD.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446664 | EMERGE? | CATHETERS, TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, PERCUTANEOUS | LOX | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE | H7493919315200 | 16052260 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUIDE WIRE:SION| INTRODUCER SHEATH:TRM| GUIDING CATHETER: MACH7F VL3.5| INFLATION DEVICE: BSJ |