NC TREK CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2014-07305
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 10, 2014
- Date of Event
- September 3, 2014
- Report Date
- September 3, 2014
- Manufacturer
- AV-TEMECULA-CT
- Product Code
- LOX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K110134
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. THE 3.5X12MM NC TREK REFERENCED IS BEING FILED UNDER A SEPARATE MEDWATCH MFR NUMBER. EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE REPORTED DIFFICULTY POSITIONING THE GUIDE WIRE WAS CONFIRMED. BASED ON VISUAL, DIMENSIONAL, AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO NON-CONFORMANCES. A QUERY OF THE ELECTRONIC COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED NO OTHER INCIDENTS REPORTED FROM THIS LOT. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY.
A PRODUCT FAILURE WAS REPORTED FOR A 3.5X12MM NC TREK AND A 3.5X15MM NC TREK. REPORTEDLY, ONE COULD NOT BE ADVANCED OVER AN UNSPECIFIED GUIDE WIRE, AND THE OTHER THE PROTECTIVE SHEATH WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT REPORTED AS TO WHICH TREK HAD WHICH MALFUNCTION MODE. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE 3.5X15MM NC TREK WAS RETURNED WITH THE BALLOON PEELED AND THE INNER MEMBER COLLAPSED, CONSISTENT WITH GUIDE WIRE DIFFICULTY. THE 3.5X12MM NC TREK WAS RETURNED WITH THE DISTAL SHAFT STRETCHED AND SEPARATED, CONSISTENT WITH PROTECTIVE SHEATH REMOVAL DIFFICULTY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722209 | NC TREK CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER | CORONARY DILATATION CATHETER | LOX | AV-TEMECULA-CT | 40709G1 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |