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| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Failure to Advance (2524); Physical Resistance/Sticking (4012)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Pain (1994); Blood Loss (2597)
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| Date of Event |
05/21/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Implanted date: device was not implanted.Explanted date: device was not explanted.The actual device has been returned for evaluation.The investigation is currently ongoing.A follow up report will be submitted once the investigation is complete.A review of the device history record of the product code/lot# combination was conducted with no findings.
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Event or Problem Description
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The user facility reported that the involved r2p destination sl guiding sheath was used to treat type a iliac lesion.The physician attempted to advance the device close to the lesion with radial artery approach; however, the device did not advance when it reached around the subclavian artery.As the patient complained of a pain on the punctured site, the physician gave up the procedure with the device, and then the device was withdrawn from the patient successfully.The device was not used and replaced with r2p slenguide to continue the procedure.The procedure was successfully completed.The physician felt resistance higher than usual when the device advanced.There was no calcification in the route.Blood loss was less than 250cc.There was no health to the damage.There was no patient injury, medical/surgical intervention required.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted as follow up no.1 to provide additional information in section b5, to update section h3, and to provide the completed investigation results.One 6 fr r2p 119 cm destination slender sheath mated along with the dilator was received for product evaluation.No other accessory components were returned.Visual inspection of the sheath and dilator revealed no anomalies.The outer diameter of the dilator was measured and was found to be 2.11 mm which is within the manufacturer specifications.The outer diameter of the sheath was measured and found to be 2.56 mm and the inner diameter of the sheath was found to be 2.23 mm.Functional testing was conducted and the dilator was mated with the sheath, and no resistance was felt while mating the two components.Based on the provided information and investigation results, there is no definitive evidence that this event was related to a device defect or malfunction.The investigation results verified the returned sample was of the normal product.The exact cause of the reported event cannot be definitively determined based on the available information.
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Event or Problem Description
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Additional information was received 01jul2020.The radial artery was up sized in order to use the slenguide.The r2p slenguide was used to replace the r2p sheath immediately after the patient complained of pain.Arterial spasm might be a possible reason the physician was unable to pass the r2p around the subclavian artery.
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