| Catalog Number |
1012448-20 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
11/24/2016
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).The customer reported the device was discarded.Investigation is not yet complete.A follow up report will be submitted with all relevant information.The other 3 nc trek devices referenced in b5 are filed under separate medwatch reports.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that prior to use, during device preparation, the protective sheath of the nc trek balloon met resistance during removal.Additionally, the device was not submerged in sterile heparinized normal saline to activate the coating; however, the device was successfully used in the patient without reported issue.This occurred with 4 separate devices.There was no reported adverse patient effect.There was no reported clinically significant delay in the procedure.No additional information was provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).The device was not returned for analysis.The complaint investigation determined the reported difficulty was related to manufacturing issues associated with the protective sheath.On march 14, 2017, abbott vascular decided to initiate a voluntary field action for some sizes and lots of the nc trek family of dilatation catheters for difficulty to remove sheath which may lead to inflation or deflation issues.Abbott vascular performed a comprehensive investigation which included device analysis, manufacturing evaluation and trend analysis.The root cause identification was complicated by the fact that users were describing multiple symptoms when reporting the complaints.To date, the frequency of worldwide reported events for difficulties removing the protective balloon sheath, inflation and deflation has reached an actionable limit, thus abbott vascular communicated the voluntary field action to the fda on march 17, 2017 [medwatch # 2024168-2017-02310].Corrective action has been implemented per site operating procedures.The product will continue to be trended.The abbott internal recall number is 2024168-3/14/2017-002-r.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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