DeathLXJ
DIAGNOSTIC ACHIVES
Received Mar 17, 1995 · Event occurred Jan 18, 1993
Report 66762-1995-09001 · MDR key 22584
Device
Product problems
- Display Difficult to Read
Patient
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- Death
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, SURGEON REPORTEDLY FAILED TO COMPLETE A QUADRUPLE AORTACORONARY BYPASS ON PT DUE TO AN ALLEGED BLANK SPOT ON A DISK RECORDED IN THE CATHETERIZATION LAB. THEHE ALLEGED BLANK SPOT WAS REPORTEDLY INTERPRETED AS THE CONCLUSION OF THE FILM SUPPOSEDLY LEADING TO AN ANOMALOUS CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY NOT BEING BYPASSED. IT IS THE ALLEGATION OF THE COMPLAINTANT THAT THIS RESULTED IN A MASSIVE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND THE PT'S DEATH.THE INCIDENT WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AND IS BEING FORWARDED AT THISIME BY THE ATTORNEY FOR THE ADMINISTRIX OF THE ESTATE.