It was reported that during a venogram with a thrombolysis procedure the wire portion of the micropuncture transitionless stiffened cannula access set met resistance and became kinked upon insertion.During withdrawal of the wire through the sheath, the distal portion of the wire sheared off and was retained in the patient¿s vein.According to information received, the patient had very complicated anatomy which may have contributed to this event.The patient was taken to the operating room where successful removal of the sheared portion was performed.The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit for an unspecified length of time and was subsequently discharged home.According to the initial reporter, the patient did not experience any additional adverse effects due to this occurrence.The initial information was received via user facility report number 1316394638-2018-2 that was emailed to cook inc.By the facility.Additional information was obtained later.
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Investigation ¿ evaluation: a review of the complaint history, device history record, documentation, instructions for use, manufacturing instructions, and quality control of the device was conducted during the investigation.The complaint device was not returned; therefore, no physical examinations could be performed.However, a document based investigation evaluation was performed.A review of the device history record shows 3 nonconforming events which could contribute to this failure mode; however, all nonconforming product was scrapped and not replaced.It should be noted there were no other reported complaints for this lot number.Based on the information provided, no product returned and the results of our investigation, a definitive root cause could not be determined.We will continue to monitor for similar complaints.Per the risk assessment, no further action is required.
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