FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ACUNAV DX ULTRASOUND CATHETER
MDR report key: 4451228
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Received January 16, 2015
Report
- Report Number
- MW5040372
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 16, 2015
- Date of Event
- January 6, 2015
- Report Date
- January 16, 2015
- Manufacturer
- STERILMED
- Product Code
- OWQ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING THE LEAD EXTRACTION PROCEDURE, THE ACUSON CATHETER ACUNAV DX ULTRASOUND 8FR ISSUED A CATHETER ERROR MESSAGE "EXCEED THERMAL LIMIT" - THIS CATHETER IS A REPROCESSED DEVICE FOR SINGLE USE PROCESSED BY STERILMED, INC. CATHETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CONTINUE PROCEDURE. FOR THE EP PROCEDURE OF PACEMAKER LEAD EXTRACTION / REIMPLANTATION OF PACEMAKER LEADS, THE PT WAS INTUBATED AND UNDER THE CARE OF ANESTHESIA FOR GENERAL ANESTHESIA, HAD AN ARTERIAL LINE FOR HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40323 | ACUNAV DX ULTRASOUND CATHETER | ULTRASOUND CATHETER 8FR | OWQ | STERILMED | 10135936 | 182 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 YR | Other |