ASAHI PROWATER PTCA GUIDE WIRE
Report
- Report Number
- 3003775027-2014-00044
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 5, 2014
- Date of Event
- August 9, 2014
- Report Date
- August 13, 2014
- Manufacturer
- AV-ASAHI
- Product Code
- DQX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K022762
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. THE DEVICE IS MANUFACTURED BY ASAHI INTECC. CO. LTD. MEDICAL DIVISION; HOWEVER, ABBOTT VASCULAR DISTRIBUTES THE DEVICE AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MDR REPORTING. THE ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED BY ASAHI INTECC. CO. LTD., THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION AND A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD AND COMPLAINT HISTORY OF THE REPORTED LOT COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED AS THE PART AND LOT NUMBERS WERE NOT PROVIDED. BASED ON THE PROVIDED INFORMATION, IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHETHER THE GUIDE WIRE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE RELATED EVENTS, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY. IT SHOULD BE NOTED AS LISTED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU), THIS GUIDE WIRE MUST BE USED ONLY BY A PHYSICIAN WHO IS FULLY TRAINED IN PTCA/PTA TREATMENT, AND DAMAGE TO A VESSEL AS POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS AND ADVERSE EVENTS OF GUIDEWIRE USE.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE OF THE MID LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD) ARTERY USING A NON-ABBOTT STENT AND GUIDE CATHETER AND PROWATER GUIDE WIRE, THE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM (SDS) COULD NOT CROSS THE LESION. THE SDS WAS REMOVED FOR ADDITIONAL PRE-DILATATION, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NON-ABBOTT GUIDE CATHETER CAUSED A DISSECTION OF THE LEFT MAIN (LM) WHEN IT DISLODGED FROM PLACE IN THE AORTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION THE GUIDE CATHETER THE PROWATER GUIDE WIRE WAS PULLED/TUGGED AND THE LEFT MAIN OCCLUDED. THE VESSEL WAS RE-WIRED AND AN ADDITIONAL STENT WAS PLACED AS TREATMENT OF THE LEFT MAIN WITHOUT REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT SEQUELA. A NON-ABBOTT STENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED IN THE TARGET LESION WITHOUT REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 544791 | ASAHI PROWATER PTCA GUIDE WIRE | GUIDE WIRE | DQX | AV-ASAHI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R |