| Model Number |
FF.HOOK |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method (2017)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
08/21/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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Implantation by right femoral approach following floating venous thrombus in femoral vein in left limb.Incomplete opening of the filter leading to migration to the left pulmonary artery.Filter removed from the pulmonary artery with a lasso but anchored strongly in right iliac vein in a transverse position.Decision to leave the filter in that position after multiple attempts of extraction using a snare and the filter extraction kit both via femoral and jugular routes.Successful implantation of a second filter by jugular approach.
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