The stealth saline infusion pump flow rate seemed abnormal at the start of the atherectomy procedure.Immediately upon start of atherectomy treatment, t-wave inversion and st segment elevations were noted and the patient coughed violently.The prime button was pressed, but the resulting priming speed seemed to accelerate to about 80ml per minute as opposed to the usual 40ml per minute rate.The device was removed from the patient and a competitor product was used to complete the procedure.Upon removal of the device from the patient, the physician noted that the flow rate seemed much faster than usual.The patient was well following the procedure.Reportedly, the device had not been tested ex vivo during set up.
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At the conclusion of the failure analysis investigation the reported event could not be confirmed.The saline pump motor was tested for functionality and run for a total run time of 45 minutes at high speed without any issues.The pump saline flow rates were within specification when tested with the returned saline line with and without an oad.It should be noted that the original oad could not be tested with the saline pump due to the shipping damage observed on the oad upon receipt.An in-house similar model oad was used for testing.The in-house oad was tested with the saline pump and spun on both speeds low and at high with no abnormalities observed.The device history record for this oad lot number has been reviewed.No issues or discrepancies were noted during this review that would have contributed to the reported event.The device met material, assembly, and quality control requirements.(b)(4).
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