FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACS TX 2000 CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER

MDR report key: 40537 · Received September 30, 1996

Report

Report Number
2024168-1996-00011
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 30, 1996
Report Date
September 27, 1996
Manufacturer
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC
Product Code
LOX
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT QA ATTEMPTED TO OBTIAN COMPLETE INFO OF THE EVENT AND PT STATUS FROM THE HOSPITAL, DISTRIBUTOR, OR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING PTCA OF A TORTUOUS LESION LOCATED IN THE PT'S LEFT CIRCUMFLEX, THE BALLOON REMAINED INFLATED FOR 90 SECONDS (REF. MFR RPT. #2024168-1996-00010). THE PT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ST CHANGES DURING THIS TIME. THE BALLOON WAS SUCCESSFULLY DEFLATED AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE PT. THE PHYSICIAN OPTED FOR PLACING ANOTHER DILATATION CATHETER INSIDE THE PT FOR FURTHER INFLATION TO OPTIMIZE THE RESULT OF THE PTCA. AFTER FURTHER INFLATION WITH THE SECOND BALLOON CATHETER, A DISSECTION WAS NOTED. THE BALLOON DEFLATION TIME ON THE SECOND CATHETER WAS REPORTED TO BE 58 SECONDS. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PT AND THE DISSECTION WAS SUCCESSFULLY TACKED WITH ANOTHER BALLOON CATHETER. THE PT IS REPORTED AS FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACS TX 2000 CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER LOX ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC NA 6061851

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention