During intervention portion of a cardiac catheter procedure for a stemi patient, the spiderfx (distal embolic protection) device was used.Difficulty noticed with insertion/deployment of the filter, device removed, flushed and re-prepped.At that time the distal portion of the wire containing the filter broke off, severing the filter from the wire/device.A new spiderfx was opened and used.No harm was done, minimal delay to procedure.A segment of the product is available for inspection.Fda safety report id# (b)(4).
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