OPTICROSS?
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2014-06261
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 17, 2014
- Date of Event
- August 24, 2014
- Report Date
- September 25, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - FREMONT (SUD)
- Product Code
- OBJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K123621
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- HK
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4). DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE REVEALED THAT THE TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY WAS ABLE TO PROPERLY PULL BACK, ADVANCE AND RETRACT. THE DISTANCE FROM THE DISTAL END OF THE TRANSDUCER HOUSING TO THE TIP OF THE CATHETER WAS MEASURED, THE OBSERVED DISTANCE IS WITHIN SPECIFICATION. FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM AN OPEN HOLE AT THE LAP JOINT AREA WHEN THE CATHETER WAS FLUSHED. THE IMAGING WINDOW IS STILL CONNECTED TO THE BLUE SHEATH AT THE LAP JOINT. DURING IMAGE CHARACTERIZATION TESTING IN THE ROLLER COASTER MODEL, A GOOD SQUARE IMAGE APPEARED IN THE SYSTEM AND THE PRODUCT PERFORMED WITHIN SPECIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORD REVIEW CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICE MET ALL MATERIAL, ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. (B)(4).
REPORTABLE BASED ON THE DEVICE ANALYSIS COMPLETED ON (B)(4) 2014. IT WAS REPORTED THAT SALINE LEAK FROM THE SHEATH CONJUNCTION OCCURRED. THE TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY (LAD). DURING AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE, AN OPTICROSS¿ IMAGING CATHETER WAS USED DURING INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (IVUS). THE PHYSICIAN THEN TOOK THE DEVICE OUT. UPON FLUSHING THE IMAGING CATHETER, THE NURSE NOTED A SALINE CAME OUT FROM THE SHEATH CONJUNCTION POINT INSTEAD OF THE TIP. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT'S CONDITION IS STABLE. HOWEVER, DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED AN OPEN HOLE AT THE SHEATH LAP JOINT SECTION OF THE DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 660756 | OPTICROSS? | CATHETER, ULTRASOUND, INTRAVASCULAR | OBJ | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - FREMONT (SUD) | H749518120 | 16909493 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |