| Model Number |
2076-5040 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Rupture (1546)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
10/20/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The patient's dob or age at time of event, gender, weight, ethnicity, and race are unknown.This information was not available from the facility.(b)(6).Angiosculpt device was returned for evaluation; however, the returned product investigation has not begun, thus a supplemental report will be filed upon completion.
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Event or Problem Description
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The angiosculpt device was used to treat a moderately tortuous vessel and a moderately calcified mid sfa.During the second inflation at 8 atm for 30 seconds, the balloon ruptured.The procedure was completed with a non-angiosculpt device.No patient injury reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Block g3/h3: the angiosculpt device was returned for evaluation.Block h3: visual inspection found no unusual characteristics of the device.During functional testing using an indeflator filled with green color dye water, the device was pressurized and at less than 2 atm, a balloon leak was present.Under microscopic inspection, a longitudinal balloon tear was observed.Block h6: the ifu warns at least 99.9% of the balloons (with a 95% confidence level) will not burst at or below the rbp.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Block b5: added "this product problem is being submitted conservatively because the balloon ruptured below rbp.".
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Event or Problem Description
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This product problem is being submitted conservatively because the balloon ruptured below rbp.
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