FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

CORONARY IMAGING CATHETER

MDR report key: 538272 · Received August 9, 2004

Report

Report Number
6000084-2004-00005
Event Type
Other
Date Received
August 9, 2004
Date of Event
June 8, 2004
Report Date
August 6, 2004
Manufacturer
SCIMED, A DIVISION OF FSC
Product Code
DQO
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AS REPORTED BY BSC REP: AFTER DELIVERING GUIDEWIRE (GW) TO RCA, CATHETER GOT STUCK WITH GW. PHYSICIAN INITIALLY TRIED TO WITHDRAW CATHETER ALONG WITH THE GW, AND WAS NOT ABLE. BOTH PARTS WERE REMOVED DURING SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT, HOWEVER IT WAS NOTICED A PORTION OF CATHETER TIP HAD BEEN DETACHED AND STAYED INSIDE. PHYSICIAN FELT THAT INCIDENT MAY HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE STENT DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT FULL, ALLOWING FOR A SPACE BETWEEN ITS OUTER SURFACE AND VESSEL WALL, WHICH LED TO CATHETER TIP TO GET TRAPPED AND STUCK TO THE STENT. THE DETACHED PORTION OF THE TIP REMAINS IN PT. PT CONDITION IS GOOD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CORONARY IMAGING CATHETER INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND IMAGING CATH SYSTEM DQO SCIMED, A DIVISION OF FSC 38942 6357523

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other