FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. HYPERFORM

MDR report key: 559515 · Received December 10, 2004

Report

Report Number
2029214-2004-00068
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 10, 2004
Date of Event
November 11, 2004
Report Date
December 10, 2004
Manufacturer
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Product Code
DQT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

HYPERFORM 4X7 USED TO SLOW FLOW IN THE N-BCA GLUE EMBOLIZATION OF AN AVM. CATHETER PREPPED, AND INTO 7F GUIDE CATHETER AND 50/50 OMNIPAQUE 240 CONTRAST. DR EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT NAVIGATION IN AND AROUND P-COMM. DR OPTED TO USE AN EXCHANGE 10 EXCHANGE WIRE WITHOUT REMOVING THE CATHETER FROM THE PT VASCULATURE. UPON ATTEMPTING TO DEFLATE BALLOON, DEFLATION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RETRIEVE THE BALLOON. BALLOON WAS FINALLY RETRIEVED AFTER STROKE TO THE PT. BALLOON NOTICED TO BE DEFLATED UPON REMOVAL FROM PT. PT HAS SINCE RECOVERED WITH MINOR NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT REMAINING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. HYPERFORM OCCLUSION BALLOON CATHETER DQT MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. 104-4470 618208

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Required Intervention