FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

.018 GLIDEWIRE ANGLED

MDR report key: 6067 · Received July 27, 1993

Report

Report Number
1219544-1993-00030
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 27, 1993
Date of Event
June 14, 1993
Report Date
June 25, 1993
Manufacturer
TERUMO
Product Code
MKI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DISTRIBUTOR BECAME AWARE ON 6/14, 1993 OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A GLIDEWIRE DURING A NEPHROSTOMY PROCEDURE. THE GLIDEWIRE WAS USED THROUGH A 21 GUAGE CHIBA NEEDLE TO GAIN ENTRY. UPON REMOVAL OF THE NEEDLE THE DILATOR WAS BACKLOADED ONTO THE WIRE. UPON INJECTION OF CONTRAST THROUGH THE DILATOR IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TIP OF THE WIRE HAD BROKEN OFF IN THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE CONTINUED AND A DRAINAGE CATHETER WAS PLACED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PHYSICIAN THE N USED HEMOSTATS ALONG SIDE THE DRAINAGE CATHETER AND SUCCEFULLY RETREIVED THE DETACHED SEGMENT. THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SEQUELAE FROM THIS EVENTDEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: UNKNOWN. 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 NOT USED AS LABELED/INDENDED.INVALID DATA - REGARDING EVALUATION BY USER AFTER EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: INVALID DATA. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: INVALID DATA. CONCLUSION: INVALID DATA. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: INVALID DATA. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: NO DATA. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 .018 GLIDEWIRE ANGLED GUIDEWIRE MKI TERUMO RFGA18153 8892J05

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention