Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PATIENT'S INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON CATHETER RUPTERED DURING TREATMENT IN THE ICU. THE PATIENT REQUIRED OPERATIVE INTERVENTION TO REMOVE IT. THE CATHETER IS TO BE SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSISDEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: CRITICAL CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT 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. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: NONE OR UNKNOWN, BALLOON. CONCLUSION: DEVICE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS RELATED TO EVENT. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: INVALID DATA. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: DEVICE RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER/DEALER/DISTRIBUTOR. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.