FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

2.5 REACH DILATATION BALLOON

MDR report key: 4231 · Received August 12, 1992

Report

Report Number
4231
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 12, 1992
Date of Event
May 19, 1992
Report Date
June 5, 1992
Manufacturer
BAXTER
Product Code
GBA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON MAY 19, 1992, A PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING A DILATATION PROCEDURE IN OUR CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY. DURING THIS PROCEDURE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BALLOON WOULD NOT SUFFICIENTLY INFLATE. IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT, TESTED AND FOUND TO HAVE A PIN-HOLE RUPTURE. A SMALL DISSECTION OF THE VESSEL WAS DISCOVERED WHILE THE PATIENT WAS STILL IN CATH. LAB.; SHE SUBSEQUENTLY WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, ON HEPARININVALID DATA - REGARDING SINGLE USE LABELING OF DEVICE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - REGARDING MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. INVALID DATA - WHETHER DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED. INVALID DATA - REGARDING EVALUATION BY USER AFTER EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: INVALID DATA. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: INVALID DATA. CONCLUSION: INVALID DATA. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: INVALID DATA. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: NO DATA. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 2.5 REACH DILATATION BALLOON GBA BAXTER 72-RE2.5

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention