NC QUANTUM APEX?
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2014-05505
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 11, 2014
- Date of Event
- August 21, 2014
- Report Date
- August 22, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE
- Product Code
- LOX
- PMA / PMN Number
- SIMILAR
- 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 FACTORS. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT BALLOON RUPTURE OCCURRED. VASCULAR ACCESS WAS OBTAINED VIA THE LEFT FEMORAL ARTERY. THE 99% STENOSED TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE MODERATELY TORTUOUS AND SEVERELY CALCIFIED LEFT ANTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY (ATA). AFTER A 0.014X175 NON-BSC GUIDE WIRE WAS ADVANCED TO THE LESION, A 3.0MMX30MMX142CM NC QUANTUM APEX¿ BALLOON CATHETER WAS SELECTED TO DILATE THE LESION. UPON FIRST INFLATION, THE BALLOON RUPTURED AT 13 ATMOSPHERES AFTER BEING INFLATED FOR 30 SECONDS. THE DEVICE WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT'S BODY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH 2-3 MM BSJ COYOTE NC BALLOON CATHETER. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT'S STATUS WAS GOOD.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560599 | NC QUANTUM APEX? | CATHETERS, TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, PERCUTANEOUS | LOX | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE | H74939284303010 | 16877776 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INFLATION DEVICE: EVEREST/MEDTRONIC| GUIDE WIRE: CRUISE/0.014X175/ASAHI| INTRODUCER SHEATH: PARENT PLUS/4.5FRX55CM/MEDIKIT |