A portion of the device was discarded and a portion remained in the patient, thus no investigation could be completed.Submission of this report does not, in itself, represent a conclusion by the manufacturer and/or authorized representative or the national competent authority that the content of this report is complete or accurate, that the medical device(s) listed failed in any manner and/or that the medical device(s) caused or contributed to an alleged death or deterioration in the state of the health of any person.
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A lead extraction procedure commenced to remove a right ventricular (rv) lead due to cied system/pocket infection.A spectranetics lead locking device (lld) was inserted into the lead to provide traction.Using spectranetics tools including a glidelight laser sheath and a tightrail rotating dilator sheath, the physician was unable to remove the rv lead.He attempted to unlock the lld from the lead without success.The rv lead and the lld were cut and capped, and abandoned in the patient.This report captures the lld present within the rv lead which was cut and capped, and abandoned in the patient.
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