It was reported that during an endovascular therapy procedure of a superficial femoral artery (sfa), the advance 14 lp low profile balloon catheter would not pass through the lesion.Ipselateral, antegrade approach was gained from the left common femoral artery (cfa).After treating the sfa, another manufacturer's wire guide was advanced past the calcified lesion.The complaint device was advanced over the wire guide; however, it could not pass through the lesion.Therefore, an advance 14lp (cook medical) was used instead to complete the procedure.There were no adverse effects to the patient reported.Upon review of the returned complaint device, a leak/hole was observed.
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Investigation evaluation: a review of the complaint history, device history record, documentation, drawing, instructions for use (ifu), quality control, specifications, and a visual inspection of the returned device were conducted during the investigation.The visual inspection of the returned device confirmed the presence of a leak, which was noted at the notch cut into the shaft of the catheter.The notch was located at a length of 114.8 cm from the strain relief portion of the device.The balloon would not inflate on account of this observed leak.Additionally, a document based investigation evaluation was performed.Due to the individual nature of the product manufacturing and 100% verification of various defects (including leak testing) in final qc prior to shipping, there is no indication that there is nonconforming product in the field.A review of the device history record showed the lot was released meeting all finished goods release criteria.Based on the information provided, the examination of the returned product, and the results of our investigation, a definitive root cause could not be determined.We will continue to monitor for similar complaints.Per the quality engineering risk assessment, no further action is required.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803.This report is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement made in it is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned; that a death or serious injury occurred; or that any cook device caused or contributed to; or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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