FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

ANGIOJET ULTRA SYSTEM

MDR report key: 956269 · Received November 29, 2007

Report

Report Number
956269
Event Type
Death
Date Received
November 29, 2007
Date of Event
July 25, 2007
Report Date
November 15, 2007
Manufacturer
POSSIS MEDICAL INCORP
Product Code
DXE
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS PATIENT REFUSED PERIPHERAL ACCESS AND INSISTED ON A THROMBECTOMY OF AN A-V GRAFT (ON DIALYSIS) RECURRED MAC FOR THIS PERCUTANEOUS PROCEDURE AS AN EMERGENCY (ASA IVE). HE WAS AWAKE THROUGHOUT THE PROCEDURE UNTIL HE ARRESTED. HE DEVELOPED BRADYCARDIA, AND WAS MONITORED AS THIS OCCURS WITH THE USE OF THE ANGIOJET AUTOPSY REVEALED A MASSIVE POST - VENTRICULAR WALL MI, PROBABLY STARTING 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE. AN RCA DONE DID NOT FEEL THAT THE USE OF THE ANGIOJET WAS CAUSE OF ARREST; HOWEVER, AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE ABOUT THE ANGIOJET, IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ANGIOJET ULTRA SYSTEM AVX THROMBECTOMY SET DXE POSSIS MEDICAL INCORP 105039-001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Death