FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DABRA

MDR report key: 9154049 · Received October 3, 2019

Report

Report Number
2032864-2019-00007
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 3, 2019
Date of Event
August 5, 2019
Report Date
October 3, 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 A (B)(6) FEMALE WITH A 40 MM ATHEROMATOUS LESION IN THE SFA. A POPLITEAL RETROGRADE APPROACH WAS USED WITH THE DABRA CATHETER. THE PHYSICIAN EXPERIENCED ACCESS ISSUES; THE VESSEL WAS WIRED, THE SHEATH INSERTED, AND INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND WAS USED. WHILE USING IVUS, THE PHYSICIAN PULLED THE SHEATH BACK TO SEE MORE OF THE POPLITEAL. WHEN HE TRIED TO INSERT THE DABRA CATHETER IT WOULD NOT ADVANCE BECAUSE THE SHEATH HAD BEEN PULLED BACK TOO FAR. ACCESS WAS GAINED A SECOND TIME; WHEN THE PHYSICIAN STARTED USING THE DABRA WITH A BUDDY WIRE TECHNIQUE, JUST AS IT EXITED THE SHEATH, IT WENT BEHIND OF PIECE OF PLAQUE AND PERFORATED THE SFA. THE PERFORATION WAS TREATED WITH BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATION. THE PHYSICIAN STATED THAT THE PERFORATION WAS DUE TO THE VESSEL ACCESS AND THE PRESENTATION OF DISEASE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
946837 DABRA EXCIMER LASER CATHETER PDU RA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 101

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Required Intervention