FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DUALPRO IVUS + NIRS IMAGING CATHETER

MDR report key: 7177199 · Received January 9, 2018

Report

Report Number
3004722468-2017-00004
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 9, 2018
Date of Event
December 12, 2017
Report Date
January 9, 2018
Manufacturer
INFRAREDX, INC.
Product Code
OGZ
UDI-DI
00857595005234
PMA / PMN Number
163345
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION OF THE RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY (RCA). DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING WITH A COMBINATION NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (NIRS) AND INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (IVUS) CATHETER. DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED IN REMOVING THE CATHETER FROM THE ARTERY AFTER SCANNING THE STENTED LESION. PRE-STENT: CATHETER CROSSED HEAVILY CALCIFED LESION SMOOTHLY. POST-STENT (3.00 X 38 MM): ATTEMPTED TO SCAN STENTED LESION WITH IMAGING CATHETER. CATHETER BECAME STUCK IN STENTED CORONARY ARTERY. UNABLE TO INSERT BALLOON OR MICRO-CATHETER TO REMOVE IMAGING CATHETER. USED EXTRA FLOPPY GUIDEWIRE TO SUCCESSFULLY REMOVE THE IMAGING CATHETER FROM THE CORONARY ARTERY. REVIEW OF ANGIOGRAPHIC AND NIRS-IUVS DATA SUGGESTS THAT A SEGMENT OF UNDER-EXPANDED STENT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMAGING CATHETER BECOMING STUCK IN THE STENTED CORONARY ARTERY. NO INJURY TO PATIENT REPORTED. NO TREATMENT OF PATIENT REQUIRED DUE TO ADVERSE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
20841 DUALPRO IVUS + NIRS IMAGING CATHETER ULTRASONIC PULSED ECHO IMAGING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER, PRODUCT OGZ INFRAREDX, INC. TVC-C195-42 709142 00857595005234

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention