MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ABBOTT VASCULAR ARMADA 14 PTA CATHETER; PERIPHERAL DILATATION CATHETER

Catalog Number A2030-020

Device Problems Difficult to Remove (1528); Material Rupture (1546); Material Separation (1562); Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method (2017)

Patient Problem No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)

Event Date 10/01/2019

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Exemption number e2019001.(b)(4).The device was received.Investigation is not yet complete.A follow up report will be submitted with all additional relevant information.

Event Description

It was reported that the procedure was performed to treat a tight (napkin ring) lesion in the left superficial femoral artery ostial collateral artery.The armada dilatation catheter was advanced to the target lesion and inflated to 26 atmospheres (atm), above rated burst pressure (rbp).A balloon rupture occurred; however, there was no adverse patient effect.The device was removed and resistance was noted.During removal from the anatomy, it was noted that a device separation occurred, with the inner member separating from the device.The point of separation was inside the anatomy, but remained on the guide wire and was completely and easily removed.There was no adverse patient effect or a clinically significant delay in procedure.No additional information was provided.

Manufacturer Narrative

Exemption number e2019001.A visual inspection was performed on the returned device, and the reported balloon rupture and separation were confirmed.The reported difficulty to remove was unable to be confirmed due to the returned condition of the device.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 revealed no other similar incidents reported for this lot.It should be noted that instructions for use (ifu) for the armada 14, states: inflation in excess of the rated burst pressure may cause the balloon to rupture.Use of a pressure monitoring device is recommended.In this case, the ifu deviation did cause and/or contributed to the reported balloon rupture and subsequent reported difficulties.The investigation determined the reported difficulties appear to be related to user error.Based on the reported information, the physician pressurized the balloon above the rated bust pressure of 26 atmospheres, which caused the balloon rupture and poor balloon re-fold causing the difficulty to remove during retraction.Additionally, manipulation against resistance resulted in the balloon/inner member separation, and subsequent damages.There is no indication of a product quality issue with respect to manufacture, design or labeling.

• Brand Name: ARMADA 14 PTA CATHETER
• Type of Device: PERIPHERAL DILATATION CATHETER
• Manufacturer (Section D): ABBOTT VASCULAR; 26531 ynez rd.; temecula CA 92591 4628
• MDR Report Key: 9235141
• MDR Text Key: 175919985
• Report Number: 2024168-2019-12934
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: DQY
• UDI-Device Identifier: 08717648156069
• UDI-Public: 08717648156069
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K102705
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 12/06/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 06/30/2022
• Device Catalogue Number: A2030-020
• Device Lot Number: 9011641
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 10/09/2019
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 10/01/2019
• Initial Date FDA Received: 10/24/2019
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 11/15/2019
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 12/06/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 83 YR
• Patient Weight: 79