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| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Failure to Advance (2524); Material Deformation (2976)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
01/27/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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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 was not returned for evaluation.The investigation is currently ongoing.A follow up report will be submitted once the investigation is complete.(b)(4).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 the destination ex guiding sheath was used for endovascular therapy (evt) of the left common iliac artery.The guiding sheath did not advance in the lesion and the tip of the dilator became deformed due to severe stenosis of the lesion.The guiding sheath was not used and replaced with a competitor's product to continue the procedure.Subsequently, the procedure was successfully completed.There was no health damage to 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 dilator tip mechanical damage per the information received since the sample was not available for evaluation.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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