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AB35W04080135 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Burst Container or Vessel (1074)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
04/19/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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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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It was reported that the physician was using an evercross 4x80 balloon to treat a calcified 50% stenotic lesion in the mid popliteal artery.Tortuousity and calcification were described as severe.There was no damage noted to the packaging and no issues noted when removing the device from the tray.The device was prepped without issue.No embolic protection was used.A non-medtronic inflation device was used.The device did not pass through a previously deployed stent and no resistance was encountered, nor excessive force applied, during delivery of the device to the lesion.It was reported that the balloon burst at 6atm.The burst was described as a pin hole.All fragments of the balloon were retrieved.The procedure was completed using another 4x80 evercross.No patient injury was reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information: the device was safely removed from the patient without intervention required.No fragmentation of the balloon occurred.The vessel was post-dilated.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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