| Model Number |
G45208 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Too Rigid or Stiff (1544)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding (1888)
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| Date of Event |
07/15/2021
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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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Common device name: dqx wire, guide, catheter.
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Event or Problem Description
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According to initial reporter: when advancing lunderquist(r) extra-stiff wire guide, the cardiac/peripheral vascular guidewire curled and perforated the iliac artery of the patient.A balloon was inserted to tamponade the bleeding.Vascular surgery was called in for repair of the iliac artery.Device malfunction - that is, the device did not do what it was supposed to do.Patient outcome: the patient did require additional procedures due to this occurrence.
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