| Model Number |
B2060-150 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
05/05/2017
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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).Internal file number - (b)(4): during processing of this complaint, attempts were made to obtain complete event, patient and device information.The customer reported the device was discarded.Investigation is not yet complete.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 during an intervention in the superficial femoral artery, during the first inflation, fluid was noted leaking at the hub of the armada 35 and it would not hold pressure.The device was removed and replaced with another armada 35 without further incident.There were no adverse patient effects and no 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.A search of the complaint handling database was performed and there were no other complaints identified from this lot related to hub leaking issues.A search of the lot history record for this specific lot indicated no related non-conformance records.Based on an expanded investigation, a product issue related to leakage at the hub was identified.It was determined that the root cause of the event was related to the hub assembly method used during manufacturing.Corrective and preventive actions were implemented and demonstrated to be effective.Abbott vascular will continue to trend the performance of these devices.
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