OPTICROSS?
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2014-05488
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 16, 2014
- Date of Event
- June 19, 2014
- Report Date
- August 21, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - FREMONT (SUD)
- Product Code
- OBJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K123621
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
DEVICE CODE # 1183 RELATES TO COMPONENT CODE # 3038. DEVICE RETURNED TO MFR: THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. AN OPEN HOLE WAS OBSERVED AT THE SHEATH LAP JOINT SECTION OF THE DEVICE. FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE OPEN HOLE AT THE SHEATH LAP JOINT ASSEMBLY WHEN THE CATHETER WAS FLUSHED. THE IMAGING WINDOW WAS STILL CONNECTED TO THE BLUE SHEATH TUBING AT THE LAP JOINT. THE TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY WAS ABLE TO PROPERLY PULL BACK, ADVANCE, AND RETRACT. DURING IMAGE CHARACTERIZATION TESTING, NO IMAGE APPEARED IN THE SYSTEM DUE TO ELECTRICAL OPEN AT PROXIMAL. IMAGING CORE WINDUP WAS FOUND WITHIN THE TELESCOPE SECTION OF THE DEVICE. NO OTHER ISSUES OR DEFECTS WERE OBSERVED DURING PRODUCT ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. THE MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORD REVIEW CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICE MET ALL MATERIAL, ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED DIFFICULTY IS A DESIGN CONSTRAINT OF THE PRODUCT. (B)(4).
REPORTED BASED ON DEVICE ANALYSIS COMPLETED ON (B)(4) 2014. IT WAS REPORTED THAT LOST IMAGE OCCURRED. THE OPTICROSS¿ IMAGING CATHETER WAS USED TO VISUALIZE TARGET LESION LOCATED IN A 90 PERCENT STENOSED, MODERATELY TORTUOUS AND CALCIFIED DISTAL RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY. DURING A PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION, LOST IMAGE OCCURRED BEFORE PERFORMING THE SECOND PULLBACK. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AND THE PATIENT STATUS IS GOOD. HOWEVER, DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED AN OPEN HOLE AT THE SHEATH LAP JOINT ASSEMBLY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 571247 | OPTICROSS? | CATHETER, ULTRASOUND, INTRAVASCULAR | OBJ | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - FREMONT (SUD) | H749518080 | 16859273 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |