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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Deformation (2976)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding (1888)
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| Date of Event |
08/18/2020
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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 not 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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Terumo medical received a user facility medwatch report # 1000870000-2020-8062.The event description states: "during an ep study with ambulation the sheath was introduced to the right femoral vein.When the wire and dilator were pulled back, the sheath valve came off.The patient was bleeding back from the sheath, and the doctor replaced the sheath with a new fr 10cm terumo sheath.The procedure was completed without complications.The date of the event is august 2020." additional information was received on 14september2020: the blood loss was less than 250cc's.Three sheaths were inserted into the rfv (9,8,7fr) using ultrasound guidance.An 8fr intracardiac echocardiography catheter was inserted and advanced into the right atrium.Intracardiac echocardiography was performed, and was later used to guide the transseptal puncture.A decapolar diagnostic catheter was advanced to the coronary sinus for left atrial pacing and recording.Catheters/wires were advanced to the heart under fluoroscopic guidance.The right femoral venous 8fr sheath was exchanged over a wire for a medium curl agilis.Additional information was received per medwatch on 18september2020: "patient problems: hemorrhage/bleeding.".
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted as follow up no.1 to provide the completed investigation results.The actual device was not returned; therefore, an evaluation of the actual device was unable to be conducted.With no return of the actual device, the exact cause of the reported event cannot be definitively determined based on the available information.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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