FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ENROUTE TRANSCAROTID STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 10963523 · Received December 7, 2020

Report

Report Number
3014526664-2020-00123
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 7, 2020
Date of Event
November 9, 2020
Report Date
December 23, 2020
Manufacturer
SILK ROAD MEDICAL INC.
Product Code
NIM
UDI-DI
00811311020539
PMA / PMN Number
P140026
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE INVESTIGATION REPORT WAS RECEIVED AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED: THE CATHETER TIP SEPARATED WAS CONFIRMED, HOWEVER THESE DAMAGES ARE COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH SEPARATIONS CAUSED BY MATERIAL TENSILE OVERLOAD. THEREFORE, IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE INNER WIRE LUMEN SHAFT MATERIAL WAS INDUCED TO A TENSILE FORCE THAT EXCEEDED THE INNER WIRE LUMEN SHAFT MATERIAL YIELD STRENGTH PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION. PROCEDURAL FACTORS AND/ OR HANDLING PROCESS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVED DAMAGES OF THE UNIT. THE CAUSE OF THE MATERIAL SEPARATION OBSERVED ON THE INNER WIRE LUMEN SHAFT COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED DURING THE ANALYSIS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT SUGGESTS THE REPORTED FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE UNIT. A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED. SILK ROAD MEDICAL WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR OCCURRENCES OF SIMILAR EVENTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TRANSCAROTID ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION (TCAR) PROCEDURE, THE STENT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM TIP MARKER WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING. FLUOROSCOPY WAS ACTIVATED AND THE STENT TIP MARKER WAS ON THE GUIDEWIRE AT THE END OF THE ENROUTE SHEATH. A SNARE WAS INSERTED, AND THE TIP WAS RETRIEVED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM OR ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE. A FINAL ANGIOGRAM WAS PERFORMED WITH NO NOTED ISSUES.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN RETURNED, HOWEVER THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS FOR THIS DEVICE WAS COMPLETED AND NO ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED THAT COULD HAVE LED TO THE ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED. A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TRANSCAROTID ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION (TCAR) PROCEDURE, THE SENT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM TIP MARKER WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING. FLUOROSCOPY WAS ACTIVATED AND THE STENT TIP MARKER WAS ON THE GUIDEWIRE AT THE END OF THE ENROUTE SHEATH. A SNARE WAS INSERTED, AND THE TIP WAS RETRIEVED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM OR ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE. A FINAL ANGIOGRAM WAS PERFORMED WITH NO NOTED ISSUES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1427925 ENROUTE TRANSCAROTID STENT SYSTEM ENROUTE SDS NIM SILK ROAD MEDICAL INC. SR-1040-CS 17931107 00811311020539

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Required Intervention