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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Device Damaged by Another Device (2915)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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According to the available information the hydrophilic tip appeared to have sheared off the wire.It is believed that the laser fibers came in contact with the hydrophilic tip of the wire and frayed it slightly during the procedure.The tip was not seen via x-ray.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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No other complaints were found for the lot number.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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After receiving this complaint, we searched for other complaint and we didn't find other complaint on the lot number 9413737.Checking the quality databases revealed no anomaly in connection with the described defect.The review of the related production documents did not indicate any deviations or irregularities.All process steps and tests were carried out in accordance with the valid dmr.Based on the event description, we cannot find any indication of a manufacturing defect.The guide wire was checked before use and no damage was found.During the procedure, the laser beams came into contact with the hydrophilic tip of the wire and frayed it slightly.We assume that the laser used may have damaged the guide wire.Since the defective product is not available for investigation, a more detailed root cause analysis cannot be performed.Since no manufacturing defects could be proven, we can only take note of the complaint for statistical purposes and consider it to be unjustified.
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Event or Problem Description
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According to the available information the hydrophilic tip appeared to have sheared off the wire.It is believed that the laser fibers came in contact with the hydrophilic tip of the wire and frayed it slightly during the procedure.The tip was not seen via x-ray.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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