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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Use of Device Problem (1670)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
03/04/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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.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 an expired angio-seal was implanted in a patient.Additional information was received on (b)(6) 2021: procedure performed was a left heart catheterization (lhc) percutaneous coronary intervention (pci) with impella support.The circulator nurse stepped out of the room, and the other nurse went and pulled an angio-seal device out of the par excellence supply cabinet.The device was handed to the scrub tech and the nurse went back to mixing the medication drip.After it was implanted in the patient's artery is when it was being entered in the document system was when it was noted that the angio-seal device was expired.The procedure sheath size used was a 7fr.A pre-deployment angiogram was performed.Hemostasis achieved successfully.The patient has not showed any complications since the implant.The patient was in stable condonation.There have been no infections reported.The estimated blood loss was less than 250cc's.
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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.H6: investigation findings 114 is based upon the evaluation of user facility information.The actual device was not returned; therefore, an evaluation of the actual device was unable to be conducted.The complaint could be confirmed for user error since the user deployed an expired product.Per customer narrative there were no issues with the device and it was correctly deployed/used by facility beyond its expiration date.There are adequate labeling indications available on packaging to identify the expiration date along with instructions available in instructions for use to ensure that this type of failure mode could be avoided.The device was in a conforming state when released from terumo control.There is no indication that any manufacturing, design or quality system issues may have led to this event.
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