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| Model Number |
H1-LS |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Difficult to Remove (1528); 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 |
02/01/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that a physician was attempting to use a hawkone device to treat a distal superficial femoral artery lesion in a patient.The lesion was calcified, with moderate calcification.With 75% stenosis.There were no abnormalities reported in relation to anatomy.Device was prepped as per ifu.A non-medtronic sheath was used (7f cook anl2 sheath.).It was reported that the device jammed/will not close ¿ the device was used and cleaned once to treat the proximal sfa over a 6mm spider.The cutter was stuck in the open/exposed position.After two - three passes and some device directing the when turning off the device with the thumb switch, the tech noticed a wire protruding out of the driveshaft in front of the thumb switch.The device was attempted to remove but wouldn¿t come out and there was a high degree of resistance.Under fluoro it was identified that the spider wire was wrapped around the device and the sheath.After a fair amount of torqueing and resistance, the staff decided to remove the spider, hawk, and sheath in relationship and lose access and stop the case.The cutter was opened as the device was being removed.The thumbswitch no longer activated the blade.The distal tip did not deform.The device had debris in the mouth of the cutter window and after the device was turned off, it appeared the drive shaft broke.The motor had sounded relatively normal.There was no injury caused to the patient during removal of the device.The patient was fine postoperatively and had toe pressures.No patient injury reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product analysis: the device returned coiled inside 2 biohazard bags.Barcode on pouch scanned and lot number verified as: 0009405369.A spider fx and a 7f sheath returned.The spider fx is stuck within the hawkone device and the sheath.The device was decontaminated with cidex opa solution soak.Visual inspection confirms that the proximal end of driveshaft is broken in handle, and that the housing has separated distal to the anchor pockets but has not fully detached and the spider fx wire is stuck in guidewire lumen.The cutter is positioned in the cutter window.Due to the condition of the returned device no functional testing can be carried out.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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