FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACIST

MDR report key: 780987 · Received November 13, 2006

Report

Report Number
2134243-2006-00006
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 13, 2006
Date of Event
October 16, 2006
Report Date
November 13, 2006
Manufacturer
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
DXT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AR, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FURTHER INVESTIGATION: H-3: SUMMARY OF EVALUATION OF RETURNED DEVICE: THE ACIST CMS2000 INJECTION SYSTEM WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND RETURNED TO ACIST ON 10/19/2006. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND PASSED ITS PRE-ESTABLISHED PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. DISPOSABLE KITS USED DURING THE EVENT WERE NOT RETAINED BY THE CUSTOMER; THEREFORE, NO ANALYSIS COULD BE PERFORMED ON THOSE ITEMS. CINEANGIOGRAM WAS RETURNED TO ACIST AND EVALUATED BY ACIST'S MEDICAL ADVISORY. AN AIR EMBOLUS WAS NOTED ON THE FIRST RUN. BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE OPERATING TO SPECIFICATIONS, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT IS BELIEVED TO BE IMPROPER PURGING OF AIR IN THE LINE DURING SYSTEM SETUP.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A USER FACILITY REPORTS: DURING A CORONARY ANGIOGRAM USING ACIST CM2000 ANGIOGRAPHIC INJECTOR, 5 CC OF AIR WAS INJECTED INTO PATIENT'S LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD) CORONARY ARTERY. PATIENT UNDERWENT EMERGENCY CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY AND REMAINS HOSPITALIZED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACIST ANGIOGRAPHIC INJECTION SYSTEM DXT ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. CMS2000 NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Hospitalization