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Catalog Number 170605-000160 |
Device Problems
Inflation Problem (1310); Leak/Splash (1354)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 12/01/2021 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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Catheter inserted on (b)(6) 2021 morning.The same day in the evening during the care provided by a caregiver, the catheter ended in her hands, like self-expelled out of the patient.After observing the catheter, we noticed that the balloon was not inflated and seemed damaged; seems it had a hole.There were no clinical consequences for the patient.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).The device has not been returned for investigation.Teleflex will continue to monitor and trend related events.
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Event Description
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Catheter inserted on (b)(6) 2021 morning.The same day in the evening during the care provided by a caregiver, the catheter ended in her hands, like self-expelled out of the patient.After observing the catheter, we noticed that the balloon was not inflated and seemed damaged; seems it had a hole.There were no clinical consequences for the patient.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Qn#(b)(4).The device lot number was not provided; therefore , a dhr review could not be conducted.1 piece of actual sample was returned for investigation.Based on the complaint description, it was reported the balloon was not inflated and seem damaged (seemed it had a hole).Review on the returned sample noticed that the balloon was already burst.Further investigation was conducted by reviewing the balloon part under high magnification lens (dino lite) with 50x magnification on the actual sample.Based on picture 2, there were scratch and dented marks observed on the balloon surface of the sample.The presence of scratch marks may occur due to several reasons such as in contact with sharp object or pointed object during handling that render the balloon to burst.Other than that, it was mentioned by the customer that the balloon was pretested with a 20cc balloon inflation which are more than the capacity design for the 10cc balloon.In current standard operating procedure, according to spm-a51-003 the products are subjected to 100% visual inspection and any defective raw balloon will be culled out before sent to the next process.Upon completion of assembly process, as per spm-a52-004 the finished catheter will be again subjected to 100% balloon inspection and 20 minutes leak test.Catheter with defective balloon will be culled out during this process.Based on the investigation conducted, burst balloon may have likely happened due to overinflation or it is in contact with sharp or pointed surface leaving scratch marks on the balloon surface.These scratch marks may propagate and lead to burst.Therefore, this complaint could not be confirmed.
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