FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SGW ATW .014 195CM, FLOPPY STR

MDR report key: 765513 · Received September 22, 2006

Report

Report Number
1016427-2006-00095
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 22, 2006
Date of Event
August 13, 2006
Report Date
September 21, 2006
Manufacturer
CORDIS CORPORATION
Product Code
DQX
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
EG
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHILE RETRACTING THE SGW ATW WIRE FROM THE PATIENT'S BODY, THE WIRE WAS "CUT IN ITS SHAFT, WHILE THE REST OF THE WIRE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE GUIDING CATHETER." PART OF THE WIRE WAS LEFT WITHIN THE PATIENT. THE MOST PROXIMAL PART STARTED AT THE PROXIMAL LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD) AND THE MOST DISTAL PART WAS AT THE SIGHT OF THE TOTAL OCCLUSION. SURGICAL CONSULTATION WAS IMMEDIATELY SOUGHT AND THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO CCU FOR FURTHER MANAGEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SGW ATW .014 195CM, FLOPPY STR CARDIOLOGY WIRES & METALS DQX CORDIS CORPORATION NA F1105816

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention