FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

ULTR FLOW HPC

MDR report key: 446228 · Received March 4, 2003

Report

Report Number
446228
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 4, 2003
Date of Event
February 25, 2003
Report Date
March 3, 2003
Manufacturer
MICRO THERAPEUTIC INC
Product Code
DQO
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WITH AVM. CATHETERIZATION ATTEMPTED WITH ULTRAFLOW MICRO CATHETER. AFTER FLUSHING WITH SALINE, A SUDDEN CHANGE IN PRESSURE WAS NOTED. PT WITH VESSEL RUPTURE AFTER CATHETER RUPTURE. PT WITH DIFFUSE SUB-ARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, VENTRICULOMEGALY AND CONTRAST IN SUB-ARACHNOID SPACE. PT REMAINS IN HOSP WITH UNSTABLE NEUROLOGIC STATUS - SUB ARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE. PT EXPIRED IN 2003.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ULTR FLOW HPC ANGIOGRAPHY CATHETER DQO MICRO THERAPEUTIC INC * 9303045

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Death