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As reported, prior to use for a procedure involving a patient with occlusive peripheral artery disease of the left leg, the hub was found to be separated from a flexor ansel guiding sheath.A section of the device did not remain inside the patient¿s body.The patient did not require any additional procedures due to this occurrence.According to the initial reporter, the patient did not experience any adverse effects due to this occurrence.
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This report includes information known at this time.A follow-up report will be submitted should additional relevant information become available.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803 and is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement contained herein is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned, that a death or serious injury occurred, nor that any cook device caused, contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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Blank fields on this form indicate the information is unknown, unavailable, or unchanged.Summary of event: as reported, prior to use for a procedure involving a patient with occlusive peripheral artery disease of the left leg, the hub was found to be separated from a flexor ansel guiding sheath.A section of the device did not remain inside the patient¿s body.The patient did not require any additional procedures due to this occurrence.According to the initial reporter, the patient did not experience any adverse effects due to this occurrence.Investigation evaluation: reviews of the complaint history, device history record (dhr), instructions for use (ifu), manufacturing instructions (mi), and quality control procedures were conducted during the investigation.A visual inspection of the returned device was also conducted.The complainant returned the device to cook for investigation.The flare was detached from the hub with no sheath material left inside the hub.The sheath was flattened/compressed at 5 and 12 centimeters from the flare.The dilator was wavy at 16 centimeters from the distal tip and the dilator tip was folded inward.A document-based investigation evaluation was performed.No related non-conformances were found and there have been no lot related complaints reported from the field.The device instructions for use (ifu) states, ¿upon removal from package, inspect the product to ensure no damage has occurred.¿ the information provided upon review of the dmr, dhr, ifu and investigation of the returned device suggests that there is evidence the device was manufactured to specification.There is no evidence of non-conforming devices in-house or in the field.Cook has concluded that sufficient inspection activities are in place to identify this failure mode prior to distribution.Based on the information provided and the results of the investigation, cook has concluded that component failure, unrelated to manufacturing or design deficiencies, contributed to this incident.The risk analysis for this failure mode was reviewed and no additional escalation was required.The appropriate personnel have been notified and cook will continue to monitor for similar events.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803 and is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement contained herein is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned, that a death or serious injury occurred, nor that any cook device caused, contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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