Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING A CARDIAC ANGIOPLASTY, A PIECE OF THE TIP OF THE CATHETER BECAME SEPERATEDX AND TRAVELED UNTIL IT BECAME LODGED IN AN ARTERY. THE PATIENT EXPIRED. THE EVENT WAS RECORDED ON FLOUROSCOPY FILMDEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: UNKNOWN. INVALID DATA - REGARDING MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS EVALUATED, VISUAL EXAMINATION. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: INADEQUATE QUALITY ASSURANCE, TELEMETRY FAILURE, BALLOON. CONCLUSION: DEVICE FAILURE DIRECTLY CAUSED EVENT. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: YES. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: OTHER. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.