FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
NXT DETACHABLE COIL, HELIX SOFT
MDR report key: 1200049
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Received October 15, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 2029214-2008-00184
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 15, 2008
- Date of Event
- September 12, 2008
- Report Date
- September 22, 2008
- Manufacturer
- EV3 NEUROVASCULAR
- Product Code
- HCG
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE RETURNED DEVICE HAS BEEN EVALUATED AND CONFIRMED THE IMPLANT COIL HAD BROKEN FROM THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. BASED ON THE REPORTED DETAILS AND THE FINDINGS, THE COIL WAS LIKELY BROKEN DURING MANIPULATION OF THE DEVICE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING AN ANEURYSM COILING PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING COIL DELIVERY, RESISTANCE ENCOUNTERED WHEN MOST PART OF THE COIL WERE INSIDE THE ANEURYSM. PHYSICIAN SUSPECTED THE COIL WAS STRETCHED AND DECIDED TO RETRIEVE THE COIL. AFTER THE COIL WAS OUT, THE COIL DETACHED AT THE DETACHMENT ZONE. NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NXT DETACHABLE COIL, HELIX SOFT | ELECTROLYTICALLY DETACHABLE COIL | HCG | EV3 NEUROVASCULAR | N-2-1-T10-SO | 5346745 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |