| Catalog Number |
1012452-12 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
01/12/2017
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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 device is expected to be returned for investigation.It has not yet been received.A follow-up report will be submitted with all additional relevant information.
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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 circumflex artery.A 3.75x12mm nc trek balloon ruptured at 12 atmospheres during post dilatation.The procedure was successfully completed with another device.There was no clinically significant delay in the procedure and no adverse patient effects.No additional information was provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Evaluation summary: the device returned for analysis.The complaint investigation determined the reported difficulty was related to manufacturing issues associated with the protective sheath.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.Abbott vascular communicated the voluntary field action to the fda on (b)(6) 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 (b)(4).
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