FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PRESSUREWIRE SENSOR

MDR report key: 478565 · Received August 14, 2003

Report

Report Number
8030904-2003-00007
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 14, 2003
Date of Event
July 14, 2003
Report Date
August 13, 2003
Manufacturer
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB
Product Code
DQX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

"THE DEVICE WAS INITIALLY USED TO EVALUATE A LAD LESION THROUGH A 6FR DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER. DR. DECIDED TO MOVE ONTO AN INTERVENTION. AT THIS POINT THEY ALSO DECIDED THEY WANTED TO SIZE UP TO A 7FR SYSTEM AND CHOSE TO DO THIS OVER THE .014 GUIDEWIRE. WHEN THEY TRIED TO INSERT THE 7FR SHEATH OVER THE WIRE IT BROKE AT THIS JUNCTION. THEY THEN LOST ACCESS AT THE RIGHT GROIN SITE. THE DISTAL WIRE WAS STILL IN LAD. THEY ACCESSED THE LEFT GROIN AND SNARED THE WIRE THAT WAS IN THE ABDOMINAL AORTA. IT TOOK QUITE A WHILE TO DO THIS. THE WIRE THEN BROKE AGAIN AND THEY ENSNARED IT AND REMOVED IT FROM THE LAD. PT. REMAINED STABLE. THE ENTIRE PROCESS TOOK APPROX 4-5 HRS. PT. WENT TO SURGERY TO REPAIR RIGHT GROIN AND TO REMOVE THE OTHER TWO PIECES OF THE WIRE. PT. CAME THROUGH SURGERY FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PRESSUREWIRE SENSOR GUIDEWIRE SENSOR DQX RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 12304 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention 7FR SHEATH