CHARGER?
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2014-06818
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 11, 2014
- Date of Event
- October 13, 2014
- Report Date
- October 16, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY
- Product Code
- LIT
- PMA / PMN Number
- K112697
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4). THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORD REVIEW CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICE MET ALL MATERIAL, ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE IS OPERATIONAL CONTEXT AS DEVICE PERFORMANCE WAS LIMITED DUE TO ANATOMICAL PROCEDURAL FACTOR. (B)(4).
SAME CASE AS MDR ID 2134265-2014-06819. IT WAS REPORTED THAT BALLOON RUPTURE OCCURRED. THE TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE ILIAC VEIN. A 10.0MMX40MMX135CM STERLING¿ BALLOON CATHETER WAS ADVANCED TO THE LESION FOR PREDILATION. THE BALLOON WAS FIRST INFLATED AT 6 ATMOSPHERES HOWEVER IT RUPTURED AT 6 ATMOSPHERES ON THE SECOND INFLATION. THE DEVICE WAS EXCHANGED TO A 12.0MM X 40MM, 75CM CHARGER¿ BALLOON CATHETER. THE BALLOON WAS FIRST INFLATED AT 8ATMOSPHERES AND PREDILATION WAS COMPLETED. THEN A 16X90CM AND A 16X60CM WALLSTENT WERE DEPLOYED IN THE LESION IN AN OVERLAPPING MANNER. THEN POST DILATION OF THE RECENTLY IMPLANTED STENTS WAS PERFORMED PER NORMAL PROCEDURE. THE SAME 12.0MM X 40MM, 75CM CHARGER¿ BALLOON CATHETER WAS ADVANCED THROUGH THE STENTS. THE BALLOON WAS INFLATED AT 8 ATMOSPHERES HOWEVER IT RUPTURED ON THE FIRST INFLATION. THE DEVICE WAS THEN EXCHANGED TO A 14-4/5.8/120 XXL¿ VASCULAR BALLOON CATHETER. THE BALLOON WAS INFLATED THREE TIMES AT NOMINAL PRESSURE. ON THE THIRD INFLATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BALLOON HAD RUPTURED AT NOMINAL PRESSURE HOWEVER THE BALLOON WAS ABLE TO PROPERLY DILATE THE STENTS AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THE THREE BALLOON CATHETERS WERE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT'S STATUS WAS GREAT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727874 | CHARGER? | CATHETER, ANGIOPLASTY, PERIPHERAL, TRANSLUMINAL | LIT | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY | H74939206120470 | 15676905 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STENT:16X90CM AND 16X60CM WALLSTENT |