OPTICROSS?
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2014-07130
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 11, 2014
- Date of Event
- September 9, 2014
- Report Date
- October 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 EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. BASED ON THE RETURNED CONDITION OF THE DEVICE. THE TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY WAS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY PULL BACK, ADVANCE, AND RETRACT. SINCE THE TELESCOPE CANNOT ADVANCE THE TRANSDUCER DISTAL HOUSING (TDH) TO THE MOST DISTAL POSITION, THE DISTANCE FROM THE DISTAL END OF THE TRANSDUCER HOUSING TO THE TIP OF THE CATHETER WAS NOT MEASURED. DURING FLUSHING, FLUID WAS LEAKING DUE TO AN OPEN HOLE AT THE SHEATH LAP JOINT JUNCTION BETWEEN THE BLUE SHEATH AND CLEAR IMAGING WINDOW TUBING. IMAGING CORE WINDUP WAS FOUND IN THE TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY. DURING IMAGE CHARACTERIZATION TESTING, NO IMAGE APPEARED IN THE SYSTEM DUE TO ELECTRICAL OPEN AT PROXIMAL. 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).
REPORTABLE BASED ON DEVICE ANALYSIS COMPLETED ON (B)(4) 2014. IT WAS REPORTED THAT LOST IMAGE OCCURRED. THE TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE MILDLY CALCIFIED AND MILDLY TORTUOUS UNSPECIFIED ARTERY. DURING A PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION, AN OPTICROSS¿ IMAGING CATHETER WAS USED. DURING THE FIRST INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND, IMAGE APPEARED WITH AIR. FLUSHING WAS PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE BODY. THEN IMAGING WAS ATTEMPTED INSIDE THE BODY AGAIN BUT LOST IMAGE OCCURRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT'S CONDITION IS GOOD. HOWEVER, DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED AN OPEN HOLE AT THE SHEATH LAP JOINT JUNCTION OF THE DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727380 | OPTICROSS? | CATHETER, ULTRASOUND, INTRAVASCULAR | OBJ | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - FREMONT (SUD) | H749518080 | 17139510 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |