FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DGW .035 MC J3MM 150CM TEF AMP

MDR report key: 619321 · Received June 29, 2005

Report

Report Number
1016427-2005-00172
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 29, 2005
Date of Event
May 30, 2005
Report Date
June 29, 2005
Manufacturer
CORDIS CORPORATION (MIAMI)
Product Code
MKI
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SF
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS PT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CATHLAB FOR A CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION. THE VESSEL WAS DESCRIBED AS NORMAL. A JR4 GUIDE CATHETER WAS USED IN THE PROCEDURE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE GUIDEWIRE IT IS REPORTED THAT THE "INNER CORE" SEPARATED FROM THE OUTER BODY OF THE GUIDEWIRE AND WAS MANUALLY RETRIEVED BY THE SCRUB TECH. THERE WERE NO KINKS OR BENDS NOTICED IN THE GUIDE WIRE AND THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL NOTICED ABOUT THE GUIDWIRE WHEN IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE PACKAGE AND PREPPED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER GUIDEWIRE OF THE SAME BRAND. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY TO THE PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DGW .035 MC J3MM 150CM TEF AMP ENDOVASCULAR WIRES & METALS MKI CORDIS CORPORATION (MIAMI) NA N1204177

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Life Threatening