| Catalog Number |
SPL12510X |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Aneurysm (1708)
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| Date of Event |
04/14/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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A sprinter legend balloon catheter was used to pre-dilate a non-tortuous, non-calcified lesion in the mid om.There was no damage noted to the device packaging.There were no issues when removing the device from the hoop/tray.The device was inspected with no issues.(b)(6) prep was performed with no issues.The lesion was pre-dilated.The device did not pass through a previously deployed st ent.Resistance was not encountered when advancing the device.Excessive force was not used during delivery.It is reported that as the physician inflated the balloon they noticed an aneurysm had developed proximal to the lesion.It is unknown if the balloon was the cause.The patient is reported as being alive without injury.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Image review: cine image provided by the account, capturing the inflation of an unknown device.There appears to be a ¿bulge¿ proximal to the inflated balloon.Contrast is not visible being injected into the vessel from the still cine image provided therefore a vessel aneurysm cannot be confirmed.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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