DORADO PTA BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER
Report
- Report Number
- 2020394-2015-00207
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 15, 2015
- Date of Event
- November 13, 2014
- Report Date
- November 17, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
- Product Code
- DQY
- PMA / PMN Number
- K072283
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
A FURTHER CLINICAL REVIEW WAS PERFORMED AND IDENTIFIED THIS EVENT TO BE MDR REPORTABLE PURSUANT TO 21 CFR PART 803. THE LOT NUMBER HAS BEEN PROVIDED AND THE LOT DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED. THE LOT MET ALL RELEASE CRITERIA. THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND TO INDICATE THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING RELATED CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPLAINT REPORTED FOR THIS LOT NUMBER AND ISSUE TO DATE. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED. BASED UPON THE CONDITION IN WHICH THE SAMPLE WAS RETURNED, THE INVESTIGATION IS CONFIRMED FOR A PARTIAL BREAK AT THE BUTT JOINT AND A KINKED CATHETER. THE KINKED CATHETER AND THE BREAK AT THE BUTT JOINT LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED GUIDEWIRE ISSUES. THE INVESTIGATION IS INCONCLUSIVE FOR DEVICE-DEVICE INCOMPATIBILITY, AS THE REPORTED CONDITIONS OF USE COULD NOT BE RECREATED (I.E. PATIENT VESSEL). PER THE REPORTED EVENTS, THE GUIDEWIRE WAS REMOVED FROM THE BALLOON CATHETER TO INSERT CONTRAST THROUGH THE GUIDEWIRE PORT OF THE CATHETER.. HOWEVER, BASED UPON THE AVAILABLE INFO, THE DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE IS UNK. THE INFO PROVIDED BY BARD REPRESENTS ALL OF THE KNOWN INFO AT THIS TIME. DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFO, THE COMPLAINT/ REPORTER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER PATIENT, PRODUCT, OR PROCEDURAL DETAILS TO BARD.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PTA CATHETER WOULD NOT RE-THREAD ONTO THE GUIDEWIRE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED RETRACTION DIFFICULTY THROUGH THE SHEATH. NO FURTHER TREATMENT WAS PROVIDED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252814 | DORADO PTA BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER | DQY | DQY | BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | 93HY0115 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |