FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ZINGER GUIDE WIRE - CRDM

MDR report key: 3990705 · Received August 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
1220452-2014-00052
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 8, 2014
Date of Event
May 12, 2014
Report Date
May 13, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTORNIC, INC
Product Code
DQX
PMA / PMN Number
K983927
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: THE GUIDEWIRE WAS RETURNED, ANALYZED AND THE GUIDEWIRE WAS BROKEN. THE GUIDEWIRE WAS DAMAGED AND WAS UNRAVELED. VISUAL SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF THE LEAD INDICATED DAMAGE AT IMPLANT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE DAY POST IMPLANT OF THE LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD, THE LEAD PULLED BACK CAUSING HIGH THRESHOLDS. THE DOCTOR ADVANCED THE LV LEAD AND WENT TO PULL BACK GUIDEWIRE WHEN IT TANGLED UP ON ITSELF. THE DOCTOR WAS UNABLE TO PULL GUIDEWIRE BACK. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THE GUIDEWIRE BROKE IN THE VESSEL CAUSING SPASM OR OCCLUDED BUT THE DOCTOR WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO CANNULATE THAT VESSEL WHICH WAS THE OPTIMAL VESSEL. THE GUIDEWIRE WAS LEFT IN THE VESSEL. THE LEAD WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
468194 ZINGER GUIDE WIRE - CRDM WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER DQX MEDTORNIC, INC LVZRMS180J

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00048 YR Hospitalization| R