INDIGO SYSTEM CATRX ASPIRATION CATHETER
Report
- Report Number
- 3005168196-2020-01602
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 29, 2020
- Date of Event
- August 31, 2020
- Report Date
- September 2, 2020
- Manufacturer
- PENUMBRA, INC.
- Product Code
- QEX
- UDI-DI
- 00814548017556
- PMA / PMN Number
- K163618
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANY DEVICE MALFUNCTION, NONCONFORMANCE, OR MISUSE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS FOR THIS LOT WERE REVIEWED AND DID NOT REVEAL ANY OUTSTANDING DISCREPANCIES, DESIGN, OR QUALITY CONCERNS.
ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A THROMBECTOMY PROCEDURE IN THE DISTAL LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD) ARTERY USING AN INDIGO SYSTEM CATRX ASPIRATION CATHETER (CATRX). AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT HAD ACUTE DELIRIUM, OR CONTRAST INDUCED ENCEPHALOPATHY, AND MILD HYPOTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY, SHOWING UP AS EXPRESSIVE APHASIA. BLOOD PRESSURE WAS ALLOWED TO NORMALIZE AND THE SYMPTOMS RESOLVED. NO FINDINGS WERE NOTED ON THE COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN. THE CONTRAST INDUCED ENCEPHALOPATHY WAS REPORTED TO BE A NON-SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENT RELATED TO THE CATRX AND A PROBABLE RELATIONSHIP TO THE INDEX PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1065454 | INDIGO SYSTEM CATRX ASPIRATION CATHETER | QEX, QEW | QEX | PENUMBRA, INC. | CATRXKIT | F96905 | 00814548017556 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 YR | Other |