FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CLOTTRIEVER CATHETER, 16 MM
MDR report key: 11669206
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Received April 15, 2021
Report
- Report Number
- 11669206
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 15, 2021
- Date of Event
- June 9, 2020
- Report Date
- July 14, 2020
- Manufacturer
- INARI MEDICAL INC
- Product Code
- QEW
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- CT
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE INARI DEVICE WAS USED TO MAKE ONE PASS, THROMBUS NOTED. THERE WAS SOME RESISTANCE DURING THE SECOND PASS, THOUGHT TO BE CHRONIC THROMBUS. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REMOVE THE CATHETER THROUGH THE SHEATH, WHICH MET RESISTANCE. USING FLUOROSCOPY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CORING ELEMENT DID NOT COMPLETELY DECOMPRESS DESPITE DOING SO EXTERNALLY. THE CORING ELEMENT WAS LODGED IN THE BASKET OF THE SHEATH. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE CATHETER OUT, THE BASKET OF THE SHEATH SEPARATED FROM THE SHEATH ITSELF. AN ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 569008 | CLOTTRIEVER CATHETER, 16 MM | PERIPHERAL MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY WITH ASPIRATION | QEW | INARI MEDICAL INC | 40-102 | 19110008 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21170 DA |