FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ULTRA IABP CATHETER KIT

MDR report key: 5923620 · Received September 1, 2016

Report

Report Number
2032677-2016-00009
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 1, 2016
Date of Event
August 11, 2016
Report Date
September 1, 2016
Manufacturer
INSIGHTRA MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
DSP
PMA / PMN Number
K082746
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SN
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NOT RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED THAT A CUSTOMER EXPERIENCED GAS LEAK ALARMS ON AN ARROW AUTOCAT 2 WAVE CONSOLE APPROXIMATELY ONE DAY POST OPEN-HEART SURGERY. BASED ON THE REPORT, THE IAB WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHILE THE PATIENT WAS IN THE OPERATING THEATER AND THE GAS ALARMS TRIGGERED AFTER THE PATIENT HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE ICU. THE HELIUM GAS PRESSURE BEGAN DROPPING, FOLLOWED BY A FAILURE TO INFLATE THE BALLOON. THE ON-SITE NURSE IDENTIFIED A LEAK AT THE Y-CONNECTOR OF THE IAB CATHETER. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
574735 ULTRA IABP CATHETER KIT INTRA AORTIC BALLOON CATHETER DSP INSIGHTRA MEDICAL, INC. IMUF7-35 12071502

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Required Intervention