| Model Number |
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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque (3165)
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| Date of Event |
06/29/2018
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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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Implanted date: device was not implanted.Explanted date: device was not explanted.The actual device was not returned for evaluation.The investigation is currently ongoing.A follow up report will be submitted once the investigation is complete.For this reason, evaluation code has been referenced in the conclusions.A review of the device history record of the product code/lot# combination was conducted with no findings.
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Event or Problem Description
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The user facility reported that while accessing the radial artery the wire became unraveled when using the glidesheath.Wire was extracted via surgery.Intra-arterial access was not required.The patient is in stable condition.The procedure was aborted.Additional information was received on 7/10/2018.The wire was broken in the radial artery.The wire was surgically removed.The patient was having a left heart catheterization (lhc) procedure.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted as follow up no.1 to provide the completed investigation results.The actual device was not returned; therefore, an evaluation of the actual device was unable to be conducted.With no device return the exact cause of the reported event cannot be definitively determined based on the available information.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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