FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ULTRA-THIN SDS BALLOON CATHETER

MDR report key: 839013 · Received April 12, 2007

Report

Report Number
6000089-2007-00544
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 12, 2007
Date of Event
March 14, 2007
Report Date
March 14, 2007
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.
Product Code
DQY
PMA / PMN Number
k011889
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CT, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADD'L 510(K) # K011909.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY FISTULA ANGIOPLASTY TREATMENT PROCEDURE, BALLOON DEFLATION DIFFICULTIES WERE ENCOUNTERED. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT, "DURING THE PROCEDURE, [THE] BALLOON WOULD NOT DEFLATE. MD HAD TO USE NEEDLE TO DEFLATE THE BALLOON." THE LESION BEING TREATED WAS A 90% STENOTIC, NON-CALCIFIED, DE NOVO LESION WHICH WAS NOT PREDILATED. THE PHYSICIAN HAD NO DIFFICULTY PREPPING OR INFLATING THE BALLOON, BUT THE NUMBER OF ATMS REACHED IS UNKNOWN, AS THE BALLOON WAS MANUALLY INFLATED WITHOUT AN INFLATION DEVICE. THE BALLOON WAS INFLATED FOR 10 SECONDS BEFORE THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED DEFLATION, AND FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES TOTAL INFLATION TIME BEFORE IT WAS REMOVED. THE PATIENT WAS ASYMPTOMATIC DURING THIS EVENT. A TRANSCUTANEOUS PUNCTURE WITH A 25 GAUGE NEEDLE WAS PERFORMED TO DEFLATE THE BALLOON. THE BALLOON WAS FULLY DEFLATED WHEN REMOVED AND IN AN INTACT CONDITION. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE BALLOON DEFLATION DIFFICULTY. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH THIS DEVICE. PATIENT STATUS IS REPORTED AS "GOOD."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ULTRA-THIN SDS BALLOON CATHETER DQY CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS DQY BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. NA 8638391

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 61 YR Required Intervention ANGLED GLIDEWIRE 150CM