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As reported via medwatch report, during a peripheral angiogram, the wire included in a micropuncture transitionless stiffened cannula access set separated in the patient.Antegrade access was obtained into an unspecified artery.As the tip of the wire was advanced through the needle, it became tangled in plaque.The user attempted to pull the needle and wire, at which point the radiopaque tip of the wire began to unravel.The needle was out of the body.Multiple methods were attempted to remove the wire; however, it separated in the tissue.An electrophysiologist was able to remove the wire from the tissue and nothing was left in the body.Additional information has been requested, but is unavailable at this time.
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Blank fields on this form indicate the information is unknown, unavailable, or unchanged.This report includes information known at this time.A follow-up report will be submitted should additional relevant information become available.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803 and is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement contained herein is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned, that a death or serious injury occurred, nor that any cook device caused, contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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Description of event: as reported via medwatch report, during a peripheral angiogram, the wire included in a micropuncture transitionless stiffened cannula access set separated in the patient.Antegrade access was obtained into an femoral artery.As the tip of the wire was advanced through the needle, it became tangled in plaque.The user attempted to pull the needle and wire, at which point the radiopaque tip of the wire began to unravel.The needle was out of the body.Multiple methods were attempted to remove the wire; however, it separated in the tissue.An electrophysiologist was able to remove the wire from the tissue and nothing was left in the body.The access site was calcified, and resistance was encountered during advancement of the wire through the needle.No ancillary devices were used with the wire.Investigation ¿ evaluation.A document based investigation was also performed including a review of complaint history, device history record, drawings, the instructions for use, manufacturing instructions, quality control data, and specifications.The complaint device was not returned; therefore, no physical examinations could be performed.However, a document based investigation evaluation was performed.There is no evidence to suggest the product was made out of specification.A review of the device history record found no non-conformances related to the reported failure mode.Because there are no related non-conformances, adequate inspection activities have been established, there is objective evidence that the dhr was fully executed, and no other lot related complaints that have been received from the field, it was concluded that there is no evidence that nonconforming product exists in house or in field.A review of complaint history records shows no other complaints associated with the complaint device lot.The instructions for use (ifu), provides the following information to the user related to the reported failure mode: precautions: when inserting, manipulating or withdrawing a device through an introducer, always maintain introducer position.Do not attempt to insert or withdraw the wire guide and/or introducer if resistance is felt.Warning: to not pull the distal spring coil portion of the wire guide through the needle tip.A capa was opened in response to a ric which was submitted by capa to separate the failure mode of the outer catheter and wire guide of devices with "mpis" prefix.This capa will focus on the wire separation issue of the wire guides.The capa team determined the following root causes: the design and material choice of the stf and htf wire guides result in a lower tensile strength than the pmg wire guides which leads to a higher number of tip separation complaints seen in the field.The complaint analysis and returned devices, nc analysis, and the etl (engineering test lab) testing support this conclusion.The practice of removing the wire guide while the needle is still inserted in the blood vessel is known.This was supported by a complaint review and through discussion with product management.The capa was closed canceled at root cause on 17dec2018 as risk benefit analyses concluded the potential benefits of the device outweigh the risks identified.A review of relevant manufacturing documents was conducted.It was concluded that the device aspect in question was visually/functionally inspected by quality control and no related gaps in production or processing controls were noted.With current information, the cause for this failure could not be established.Possible causes included patient anatomy and/or procedural issues.Per the quality engineering risk assessment, no further action is warranted.Cook will continue to monitor this device via the complaints database for similar complaints.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803.This report is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement made in it is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned; that a death or serious injury occurred; or that any cook device caused or contributed to; or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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