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It was reported, the three way stop cock would not tighten on the sphere inflation device.The device was being used during a balloon angioplasty procedure.According to the initial reporter, the patient did not experience any adverse effects nor require any additional procedures due to this occurrence.
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Blank fields on this form indicate the information is unknown, or unavailable, or unchanged.Investigation ¿ evaluation.Not reportable.This incident was previously reported to capture the initially reported failure mode.However, following a cross functional assessment of the risks posed by this failure mode, it was determined that the risk to the patient is not substantial enough to warrant reporting under part 21 cfr part 803 reporting regulations.As such, this incident has been reassessed and is no longer reportable.A review of the dimensional verification, complaint history, device history record, drawing, manufactures instructions, quality control, trends, and a functional test & visual inspection of the returned device were conducted during the investigation.This device is provided through a third party supplier, who also performed the device investigation.The visual inspection of the returned device confirmed that there were no visual anomalies noted on the device.The balloon mating component was not returned for investigation.After the visual inspection was conducted, the general luer fitting test/qualification was conducted for the male and female ports on the stopcock.Both ports were verified.Additionally, a functional test was performed by the device manufacturer.This test was performed twice and consisted of connecting the male luer of the complaint inflation device to each female luer of the complaint stopcock, and then connecting those to the pressure indicator.Each iteration of iteration of the test following the same procedure, except for the connection.The device was filled with distilled water and aspirated.The latch was engaged, and the plunger was rotated clockwise to pressurize the device.The pressure was then increased in the device, the gauge needled responded accordingly, and the stopcock remained securely connected to the device and pressure indicator for both test.Additionally, a document based investigation evaluation was performed.There is no evidence to suggest the product was not made to specifications.It should be noted there were three other reported complaints for this lot number.Based on the information provided, the examination of the returned product, and the results of our investigation, a definitive root cause could be traced to the user.We will continue our monitoring of similar complaints and have notified the appropriate personnel of this event.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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