PENUMBRA SMART COIL
Report
- Report Number
- 3005168196-2021-02064
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 16, 2021
- Date of Event
- August 1, 2015
- Report Date
- September 16, 2021
- Manufacturer
- PENUMBRA, INC.
- Product Code
- HCG
- PMA / PMN Number
- K160832
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANY DEVICE MALFUNCTION, NONCONFORMANCE, OR MISUSE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENTS IN THE LABELING WITH THE PENUMBRA SMART COIL SYSTEM INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THROMBOEMBOLIC EPISODES, INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, EMBOLIC STROKE AND OTHER CEREBRAL ISCHEMIC EVENTS, ANEURYSM RUPTURE, ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA, INCLUDING DEATH. THE PRODUCT LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED, THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED.
DURING ITS POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES ON (B)(6) 2021, PENUMBRA INC. BECAME AWARE OF A JOURNAL ARTICLE TITLED, "EARLY EXPERIENCE WITH THE PENUMBRA SMART COIL IN THE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS: SAFETY AND EFFICACY" (STAPLETON ET AL. 2016). IN THIS SINGLE-CENTER RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW, SEVENTEEN PATIENTS WERE TREATED WITH PENUMBRA SMART COILS (SMART COILS) BETWEEN AUGUST 2015 AND JANUARY 2016. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE PATIENT WITH A HIGH-GRADE SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE (SAH) SUFFERED A THROMBOEMBOLIC COMPLICATION OF UNCLEAR CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN SPECIFIC DEVICE INFORMATION FROM THE ARTICLE, NOR TO MATCH THE EVENTS REPORTED WITH PREVIOUSLY REPORTED COMPLAINTS. THEREFORE, THIS REPORT ADDRESSES ALL MALFUNCTIONS AND/OR ADVERSE EVENTS WITHIN THIS LITERATURE SOURCE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1377657 | PENUMBRA SMART COIL | HCG, KRD | HCG | PENUMBRA, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |