| Catalog Number |
1013470-120 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Rupture (1546)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
10/26/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).During processing of this complaint, attempts were made to obtain complete event, patient and device information.Evaluation summary: visual and functional inspection was performed on the returned device.The reported rupture was not confirmed; however, a leak was noted.A review of the lot history record identified no manufacturing nonconformities issued to the reported lot that would have contributed to this event.Additionally, a review of the complaint history of the reported lot revealed no other incidents.The investigation determined that the leak appears to be related to a potential product quality issue.The issue is being addressed per internal operating procedures.Abbott vascular will continue to trend the performance of these devices.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the procedure was performed to treat a lesion in the left superficial femoral artery (sfa) with moderate calcification.A 6.0 x 120 mm armada 18 percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (pta) balloon catheter was advanced to the lesion with no resistance; however, on the initial inflation of the balloon, the device was unable to maintain nominal pressure and a pin hole was noted.The pta balloon catheter was removed without issue and the procedure was successfully completed with a new armada pta balloon catheter.There were no adverse patient effects and no clinically significant delay in the procedure.No additional information was provided.
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