FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HYDROCOIL 14-SYSTEM COIL (HES)

MDR report key: 1251923 · Received November 19, 2008

Report

Report Number
2032493-2008-00030
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 19, 2008
Date of Event
October 20, 2008
Report Date
October 21, 2008
Manufacturer
MICROVENTION, INC.
Product Code
HCG
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE ANALYSIS: THE IMPLANT WAS RETURNED DETACHED FROM PUSHER. THE COIL IS STRETCHED. THE ATTACHMENT TETHER THAT HOLDS THE IMPLANT INTACT WITH THE PUSHER IS WHITE OPAQUE. THIS APPEARANCE IS CONSISTENT WITH BEING STRETCHED. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS: THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT THE ATTACHMENT TETHER WAS EXPOSED TO A FORCE GREATER THAN THE MAXIMUM TENSILE SPEC OF THE ATTACHMENT MONOFILAMENT (TETHER). IT IS UNK IF THE MICROCATHETER USED WITH THIS DEVICE HAD DAMAGE THAT ATTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT AS IT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING DEPLOYMENT OF THE EMBOLIZATION COIL, THE COIL PREMATURELY DETACHED, PARTIALLY IN THE MICROCATHETER AND PARTIALLY IN THE ICA. THE COIL WAS RETRIEVED USING A GOOSENECK SNARE. THERE WAS NO CLINICAL SEQUELAE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HYDROCOIL 14-SYSTEM COIL (HES) EMBOLIZATION COIL HCG MICROVENTION, INC. 140510HES-V P0806123

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention