| Catalog Number |
1001780J-HC |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Separation (1562)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
02/27/2024
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Manufacturer's investigation is still pending at this time.Results and conclusions will be provided in the final report.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the procedure was to treat a lesion in the mid left anterior descending (mlad) artery.The hi-torque (ht) balance middleweight (bmw) hydro guide wire was advanced to the target lesion; however, the guide wire was noted to have unraveled with the coils unwound but remains in one piece.Another bmw guide wire was used to complete the procedure.There was no adverse patient effect and there was no clinically significant delay in the procedure.No additional information was provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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A visual inspection was performed on the returned device.The reported unraveled coils (material separation) were unable to be confirmed; however, analysis noted misaligned coils on the distal tip.It is possible that the misaligned coils were reported as coil unraveling.A review of the corrective and preventive actions (capa) database was performed and revealed no related complaint assessment capas.The electronic lot history record (elhr) review revealed no associated manufacturing nonconformities issued to the reported lot.Additionally, a query of the complaint handling database for the reported lot revealed no indication of a lot specific issue.The investigation was unable to determine a conclusive cause for the reported material separation.In this case, analysis of the returned guide wire was unable to confirm the reported unraveled coils (material separation); however, analysis noted misaligned coils on the distal tip.It is possible that the misaligned coils were reported as coil unraveling.Misaligned coils suggest the guide wire may have interacted with the anatomy or an accessory device during use; however, this cannot be confirmed.There is no indication of a product quality issue with respect to manufacture, design, or labeling.
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