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As reported, during a percutaneous transluminal angiogram of the superficial femoral artery a roadrunner uniglide hydrophilic wire guide became stuck in another manufacturer's balloon catheter.Access was gained through the left groin and contralateral approach was taken.The user stated they had issues with the wire guide from the beginning of the case having to reactivate the wire several times, using a saline mix, without much improvement.The user then advanced the balloon catheter over the wire with some difficulty.Before inflating the balloon the user wanted to remove the wire, but could only remove it with great force resulting in some of the wire coating to detach or be torn off.All of the material was removed without issue.Another same type wire guide was used to complete the procedure.It was noted that the patient anatomy had multiple short and high grade stenosis.No section of the device was left within the patient.The patient did not require any additional procedures due to this occurrence.The patient did not experience any adverse effects due to this occurrence.
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Blank fields on this form indicate the information is unknown, unchanged, or unavailable.Event summary as reported, during a percutaneous transluminal angiogram of the superficial femoral artery a roadrunner uniglide hydrophilic wire guide became stuck in another manufacturer's balloon catheter.Access was gained through the left groin and contralateral approach was taken.The user stated they had issues with the wire guide from the beginning of the case having to reactivate the wire several times, using a saline mix, without much improvement.The user then advanced the balloon catheter over the wire with some difficulty.Before inflating the balloon the user wanted to remove the wire, but could only remove it with great force resulting in some of the wire coating to detach or be torn off.All of the material was removed without issue.Another same type wire guide was used to complete the procedure.It was noted that the patient anatomy had multiple short and high grade stenosis.No section of the device was left within the patient.The patient did not require any additional procedures due to this occurrence.The patient did not experience any adverse effects due to this occurrence.Investigation ¿ evaluation a visual inspection of the returned device was conducted.A document-based investigation was also performed including a review of complaint history, device history record (dhr), the instructions for use, manufacturing instructions, and quality control data.The complainant returned roadrunner uniglide hydrophilic wire guide to cook for investigation.Physical examination of the returned device showed: one used device was received.6cm of expose wire was noted on the proximal end.Reactivated the coating using water.The wire guide felt lubricious.In response to this incident, cook reviewed the dhr.The dhr for the reported device lot records no non-conformances.The dhr for the subassembly lot records one relevant non-conformance for surface defect, scrap do not replace.As well as another subassembly lot records two relevant non-conformances for surface defect, scrap do not replace nine.A database search for complaints on the reported lot found two additional complaints reported from the field for the same failure.A database review found no complaints on any of these lots other than the reported complaint device lot.Cook concluded that no nonconforming product from this lot exists in house or in the field.Although these non-conformances are relevant to the reported failure mode, all non-conforming product was scrapped, there are 100% inspections to capture this non-conformance.Adequate inspection activities have been established, there is objective evidence that the dhr was fully executed, and no other lot related complaints that have been received from the field, it was concluded that there is no evidence that non-conforming product exists in house or in field.The instructions for use (ifu), provides the following information to the user related to the reported failure mode: warnings: ¿to prevent possible tissue damage, care should be taken when manipulating a device over a wire guide during the device¿s placement and withdrawal.If the cause of resistance is felt during device placement, discontinue the procedure and determine the cause of resistance before proceeding.If the cause of resistance cannot be determined, remove the wire guide and device as a unit to prevent possible damage and/or complications.¿ how supplied: ¿upon removal from package, inspect the product to ensure no damage has occurred.¿ cook has concluded patient anatomy contributed to this incident as multiple short middle and high grade stenoses were reported, which likely caused the coating to come off leading to the difficult advancement.Per the quality engineering risk assessment, no further action is warranted.Cook medical will continue to monitor this device via the complaints database for similar complaints.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803.This report is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement made in it is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned; that a death or serious injury occurred; or that any cook device caused or contributed to; or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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