FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FFR

MDR report key: 7893220 · Received September 19, 2018

Report

Report Number
MW5079922
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 19, 2018
Date of Event
September 10, 2018
Report Date
September 18, 2018
Manufacturer
ST. JUDE MEDICAL / ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Product Code
DQX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN FFR WIRE WAS LEFT IN THE PT AFTER FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE AND PCI PERFORMED. FFR WAS PERFORMED IN THE LAD. FFR OF LAD WAS NEGATIVE. MD THEN DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PCI OF DIAGONAL. FFR WIRE WAS MOVED TO DIAG FOR PCI PORTION OF PROCEDURE. A BMW WIRE WAS INSERTED FOR PROCEDURE AS WELL. MD PRE-DILATED, STENTED AND POST-DILATED DIAG WITH FFR WIRE STILL PRESENT- NOT AN UNCOMMON PRACTICE. WHEN PCI WAS FINISHED, MD WENT TO TAKE FFR WIRE ALONG WITH BMW WIRE AND ALL OVER WIRES/BALLOONS OUT OF PT. THAT IS WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE RADIOPAQUE PORTION OF THE FFR BROKE OFF AND STILL REMAINED IN THE PT'S DIAG. MD DECIDED THE RISK WOULD BE TOO HIGH TO REMOVE THE FFR WIRE AND DECIDED NOT TO TRY AND RETRIEVE WIRE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
730453 FFR WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER DQX ST. JUDE MEDICAL / ABBOTT LABORATORIES C12059 6349034

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR Required Intervention