PRESSUREWIRE¿
Report
- Report Number
- 3008452825-2015-00078
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 24, 2015
- Report Date
- August 31, 2015
- Manufacturer
- ST. JUDE MEDICAL, COSTA RICA LTDA
- Product Code
- DXO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K131452
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AS
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION ARE INCONCLUSIVE SINCE THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS NOT POSSIBLE SINCE THE BATCH NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED, THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED INCIDENT COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED. (B)(4). THE PRESSUREWIRE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) STATES THAT VESSEL DISSECTION IS A POTENTIAL COMPLICATION WHICH MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING ALL CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURES.
THE FOLLOWING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY IN A LETTER TO THE EDITOR ON 5 OCTOBER 2014: "A PRESHAPED PRESSURE WIRE (AERIS, ST JUDE MEDICAL, ST PAUL, MN, USA) WAS ADVANCED TO THE DISTAL RCA WITH SLIGHT RESISTANCE ENCOUNTERED AT THE SITE OF THE MOST DISTAL LESION (FIG. 1B) AND HYPEREMIA WAS INDUCED WITH A PERIPHERAL INFUSION OF ADENOSINE AT 140 G/KG/MIN. FFR WAS 0.96 IN THE DISTAL VESSEL, INDICATING NO SIGNIFICANT FLOW LIMITATION. THE WIRE WAS WITHDRAWN TO THE CATHETER OSTIUM WHERE THE ABSENCE OF DRIFT WAS CONFIRMED IN AN OTHERWISE UNCOMPLICATED PROCEDURE. FINAL CHECK ANGIOGRAPHY REVEALED HOWEVER, A DISTINCT, ASYMPTOMATIC, BUT PERSISTENT DISSECTION FLAP AT THE SITE OF THE DISTAL RCA LESION (FIG. 1C INSET) THIS WAS THEREFORE STENTED WITH A 3.5 נ9 MM BARE METAL STENT (INTEGRITY, MEDTRONIC, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA) WITH A GOOD FINAL RESULT (FIG. 1D). HIGH-SENSITIVITY TROPONIN T PEAKED AT 46 NG/L, LEFT VENTRICULAR CONTRACTILITY REMAINED NORMAL, AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED AND REMAINS WELL." (DOI: (B)(4) /© 2014 ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD.)
CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY VIA THE RIGHT RADIAL ARTERY REVEALED MINOR DISEASE IN ALL MAJOR CORONARY VESSELS EXCEPT THE RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY, WHICH APPEARED DIFFUSELY DISEASED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 631873 | PRESSUREWIRE¿ | TRANSDUCER, PRESSURE, CATHETER TIP | DXO | ST. JUDE MEDICAL, COSTA RICA LTDA | CVD0063 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 YR | Required Intervention |