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| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Material Deformation (2976); Physical Resistance/Sticking (4012)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
12/15/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Patient identifier - requested, not provided.Age & date of birth - requested, not provided.Patient sex - requested, not provided.Weight - requested, not provided.Ethnicity - requested, not provided.Race - requested, not provided.(b)(4) the actual device was not 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 when the 7fr 45cm destination guiding sheath was inserted into an artery with severe calcification, the tip of the guiding sheath was deformed due to high resistance.The guiding sheath was not used and replaced with another guiding sheath to continue the procedure.Subsequently, the procedure was successfully completed.There was no health damage for the patient.The estimated blood loss was less than 250cc.There were no other devices or equipment used with the reported product.
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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.The complaint cannot be confirmed for sheath catheter tip mechanical damage since the sample was not received.Based on the information given, the exact root cause of the event cannot be determined.There is no indication that any manufacturing, design or quality system issues may have led to this event.Currently, no action is recommended since this risk evaluation is within the predetermined limits in the fmea.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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