FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
DABRA
MDR report key: 8680860
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Received June 7, 2019
Report
- Report Number
- 2032864-2019-00003
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 7, 2019
- Date of Event
- May 15, 2019
- Report Date
- June 7, 2019
- Manufacturer
- RA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- Product Code
- PDU
- PMA / PMN Number
- K170349
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN WAS TREATING AN (B)(6) FEMALE WITH A 10 MM CALCIFIED OCCLUSION IN THE SFA. A FEMORAL CONTRALATERAL APPROACH WITH A FLEXOR GUIDING SHEATH AND A BARD SIDEKICK ANGLED GUIDE WERE USED WITH THE DABRA. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LESION DID NOT ORIGINATE IN THE SFA AND COULD NOT BE VISUALIZED. THE PHYSICIAN PROCEEDED BLINDLY IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACH THE SFA. THE DABRA LASED FOR 2 SECONDS, THEN CROSSED INTO THE COMMON FEMORAL VEIN, RESULTING IN A FISTULA IN THE CFA/CFV. THE FISTULA WAS THEN BALLOONED FOR 3 MINUTES TO STOP THE FLOW. THE FISTULA WAS RESOLVED. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473105 | DABRA | EXCIMER LASER CATHETER | PDU | RA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 101 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 80 YR | Required Intervention |