Catalog Number IGTCFS-65-1-FEM-CELECT-PT |
Device Problem
Material Deformation (2976)
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Patient Problem
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Catalog#: igtcfs-65-1-fem-celect-pt.(b)(4).Investigation is still in progress.
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Event Description
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Description of event according to initial reporter: "upon deployment the physician noticed that one of the legs was not shaped properly.Before the device was deployed it was removed from the patient.The physician elected to use a competitors device to complete the intended procedure.An "aln filter" was used to complete the procedure." patient outcome: according to initial reporter, the patient did not experience adverse effects due to this occurence.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Summary of investigational findings: no product was returned and no imaging was provided.Based on the limited information provided it would be inappropriate to speculate at what may or may not have occurred via the note stating "upon deployment the physician noticed that one of the legs was not shaped properly.Before the device was deployed it was removed from the patient." since a femoral approach it is unknown, how the misshapen leg was discovered and how the filter was removed from the patient.No evidence to suggest that this device was not manufactured according to specifications and nothing indicates that the filter did not perform as intended, e.G.Intended for the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism (pe) via placement in the vena cava.Cook medical will continue to monitor for similar events.
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Event Description
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Description of event according to initial reporter: "upon deployment the physician noticed that one of the legs was not shaped properly.Before the device was deployed it was removed from the patient.The physician elected to use a competitor's device to complete the intended procedure.An "aln filter" was used to complete the procedure." patient outcome: according to initial reporter, the patient did not experience adverse effects due to this occurence.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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