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| Medical Device Problem Code |
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 |
05/18/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Implanted date: device was not implanted.Explanted date: device was not explanted.The actual device has been 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 the doctor that the involved destination was used crossing from the right common femoral artery (cfa) to the ll.An 0.35 gwa was in.It kinked at the bifurcation while the trailblazer was passing through the sheath.The doctor was challenged but was able to complete the case.The procedure outcome was successful.There was no patient injury, medical/surgical intervention required.Additional information was received on 19may2021: this was an iliac stenting case.Patient did not have tortuous anatomy.Patient was in stable condition.
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Event or Problem Description
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Additional information was received on 12july2021: it was confirmed that the sheath of the destination was kinked.The guidewire was fine.No damage was noticed on the sheath prior to insertion of the patient's body.The patient's anatomy was not tortuous or calcified and no scar tissue present.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted as follow up no.1 to provide additional information to section b5, to update section h3, and to provide the completed investigation results.H6: investigation findings - 3211 is based upon evaluation of user facility information and the returned sample; 213 is based upon evaluation of the undamaged sections of the returned sample.One used 7 fr 45 cm destination sheath and dilator was received for product evaluation.The dilator was not mated to the sheath when received.An 0.35 in guidewire was also received.The sheath was subjected to visual analysis and a minor kink was observed at 26 cm below the hub.A kink was also observed on the guidewire.No other visual anomalies were observed on the dilator.The outer diameter of the sheath was measured to be 0.123 in which is within specifications.The inner diameter of the sheath tip is 0.102" which is also within specifications.The complaint can be confirmed for sheath catheter mechanical damage.Based on the information given, the exact root cause of the event cannot be determined with limited information.Furthermore, it was also confirmed that there was no damage noted on the sheath prior to insertion into the patient's body.The sources that led to the damage could not be confirmed.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 failure mode and effects analysis (fmea).
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