It was reported that during preparation of the dragonfly optis imaging catheter, there was no resistance purging the device with contrast.The internal part of the catheter was suspected to have been perforated.Therefore, the imaging catheter was not used in the patient and the procedure was completed with another dragonfly optis imaging catheter.There was no patient involvement and no clinically significant delay in the procedure.No additional information was provided.
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Visual and functional testing was performed on the returned device.The reported difficult to flush and material split, cut or torn could not be confirmed as the device was able to be purged normally with no damages noted.A review of the lot history record identified no manufacturing nonconformities issued to the reported lot that would have contributed to this event.Additionally, a review of the complaint history identified no indication of a lot specific product quality issue.Based on the information provided and analysis of the returned device, a definitive cause for the difficult to flush and material split, cut or torn could not be determined.The device functioned as expected.Returned analysis noted there was no damage to the device and the catheter was able to be purged with liquid water as expected without any error or anomalies.There is no indication of a product quality issue with respect to the design, manufacture, or labeling of the device.
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