As reported, during a coronary angiography, the nurse delivered a 6f infiniti angiography catheter (cath f6inf jr 3.5 100cm) to the doctor, and it was found that there was a ¿burr¿ on the tip of the catheter.The catheter was replaced.There was no reported patient injury.The device is not available for evaluation.The hospital reported it as an adverse event to the china nmpa directly.Please upgrade this case to ae.Multiple attempts to obtain supplemental information were made; however, additional event details were not provided.
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As reported, during a coronary angiography, the nurse delivered a 6f infiniti angiography catheter (cath f6inf jr 3.5 100cm) to the doctor, and it was found that there was a ¿burr¿ on the tip of the catheter.The catheter was replaced.There was no reported patient injury.The product was not returned for analysis.A product history record (phr) review of lot 18049212 revealed no anomalies or non-conformances during the manufacturing and inspection processes that can be associated with the reported event.Without the return of the device or images for analysis, the reported customer event ¿brite tip/distal tip- frayed/split/torn-during prep¿ could not be confirmed.Handling factors such as removing the catheter from its packaging by the distal tip may have contributed to the reported event.Users are trained to inspect for signs of damage prior to and during use.Any product with damage is not to be used.Information for safety is provided in the products labeling with the intent to make the user aware of the risks.According to the instructions for use (ifu), although not intended as a mitigation of risk, ¿do not use open or damaged packages.To prevent damage to the catheter tip during removal from the package, grasp the hub and gently withdraw the catheter.¿ based on the information available and the phr review, there is no indication that the event is related to the device design or manufacturing process.Therefore, no preventative or corrective actions will be taken at this time.
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