GUNTHER TULIP NAVALIGN FEMORAL VENA CAVA FILTER SET
Report
- Report Number
- 3002808486-2022-00249
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 11, 2022
- Report Date
- April 28, 2022
- Manufacturer
- WILLIAM COOK EUROPE
- Product Code
- DTK
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
INITIAL REPORTER OCCUPATION: NON-HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. INVESTIGATION: IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE OR EVALUATE THIS ALLEGED EVENT BASED ON THE LIMITED INFORMATION AND/OR NO DEVICE FAILURE PROVIDED TO DATE. CATALOG NUMBER AND LOT NUMBER ARE UNKNOWN, HOWEVER, THE ALLEGED TULIP IS MANUFACTURED AND INSPECTED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THIS DEVICE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS AND NOTHING INDICATES THAT THE FILTER DID NOT PERFORM AS INTENDED, E.G. INTENDED FOR THE PREVENTION OF RECURRENT PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE) VIA PLACEMENT IN THE VENA CAVA. COOK WILL REOPEN ITS INVESTIGATION IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED WARRANTING SUPPLEMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 C.F.R. 803.56. THIS REPORT INCLUDES INFORMATION KNOWN AT THIS TIME. A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
G4 (510K): K211874. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATION IS REOPENED DUE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE REPORTED ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN FURTHER INVESTIGATED BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DATE. THE FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED: VENA CAVA PERFORATION AND UNABLE TO RETRIEVE. FILTER INTERACTS WITH IVC WALL, E.G. PENETRATION/PERFORATION/EMBEDMENT. THIS MAY BE EITHER SYMPTOMATIC OR ASYMPTOMATIC. POTENTIAL CAUSES MAY INCLUDE IMPROPER DEPLOYMENT; AND (OR) EXCESSIVE FORCE OR MANIPULATIONS NEAR AN IN-SITU FILTER (E.G., A SURGICAL OR ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURE IN THE VICINITY OF A FILTER). POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENTS THAT MAY OCCUR INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: TRAUMA TO ADJACENT STRUCTURES, VASCULAR TRAUMA, VENA CAVA PERFORATION, VENA CAVA PENETRATION. PHYSICIAN PRACTICE GUIDELINES AND PUBLISHED GUIDANCE FROM REGULATORY AGENCIES RECOMMEND THAT PATIENTS WITH INDWELLING FILTERS UNDERGO ROUTINE FOLLOW-UP. THE RISKS/BENEFITS OF FILTER RETRIEVAL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR EACH PATIENT DURING FOLLOW-UP. ONCE PROTECTION FROM PE IS NO LONGER NECESSARY, FILTER RETRIEVAL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. FILTER RETRIEVAL SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED WHEN FEASIBLE AND CLINICALLY INDICATED. FILTER RETRIEVAL IS A PATIENT-SPECIFIC, CLINICALLY COMPLEX DECISION; THE DECISION TO REMOVE A FILTER SHOULD BE BASED ON EACH PATIENT¿S INDIVIDUAL RISK/BENEFIT PROFILE (E.G., A PATIENT¿S CONTINUED NEED FOR PROTECTION FROM PE COMPARED TO THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH AND (OR) ONGOING RISK OF EXPERIENCING FILTER-RELATED COMPLICATIONS). FOR ALL RETRIEVABLE IVC FILTERS, RETRIEVAL BECOMES MORE CHALLENGING WITH TIME, AND THIS IS COMMONLY DUE TO ENCAPSULATION OF THE FILTER LEGS OR HOOK (IN A TILTED FILTER) BY TISSUE INGROWTH. THE FILTER IS DESIGNED TO BE RETRIEVED WITH THE GÜNTHER TULIP VENA CAVA FILTER RETRIEVAL SET. IT MAY ALSO BE RETRIEVED WITH THE CLOVERSNARE® VASCULAR RETRIEVER. COOK HAS NOT PERFORMED TESTING TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY OR EFFECTIVENESS OF FILTER RETRIEVAL USING OTHER RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS OR TECHNIQUES. THE PUBLISHED CLINICAL LITERATURE INCLUDES DESCRIPTIONS OF ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR FILTER RETRIEVAL; USE OF THESE TECHNIQUES VARIES ACCORDING TO PHYSICIAN EXPERIENCE, PATIENT ANATOMY, AND FILTER POSITION. THE SAFETY OR EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE ALTERNATIVE RETRIEVAL TECHNIQUES HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED. SPECIFIC FOR ¿EMBEDDED¿ A FILTER THAT IS EMBEDDED IN THE WALL OF THE IVC MAY BE DIFFICULT TO RETRIEVE. FOR ALL RETRIEVABLE IVC FILTERS, RETRIEVAL BECOMES MORE CHALLENGING WITH TIME, AND THIS IS COMMONLY DUE TO ENCAPSULATION OF THE FILTER LEGS OR HOOK (IN A TILTED FILTER) BY TISSUE INGROWTH. THE LOT # IS UNKNOWN, BUT THE FILTER IS MANUFACTURED AND INSPECTED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THIS DEVICE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, AND NOTHING INDICATES THAT THE FILTER DID NOT PERFORM AS INTENDED, E.G. INTENDED FOR THE PREVENTION OF RECURRENT PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE) VIA PLACEMENT IN THE VENA CAVA. COOK WILL REOPEN ITS INVESTIGATION IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED WARRANTING SUPPLEMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 C.F.R. 803.56. THIS REPORT INCLUDES INFORMATION KNOWN AT THIS TIME. A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS REQUIRED BY THE FDA UNDER 21 CFR PART 803. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON UNCONFIRMED INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY OTHERS. NEITHER THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT NOR ANY STATEMENT MADE IN IT IS INTENDED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT ANY COOK DEVICE IS DEFECTIVE OR MALFUNCTIONED, THAT A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY OCCURRED, OR THAT ANY COOK DEVICE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO, OR IS LIKELY TO CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IF A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED.
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A GUNTHER TULIP INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2018, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
PATIENT ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED AN IMPLANT ON (B)(6) 2018 VIA THE RIGHT FEMORAL VEIN DUE TO LUMBAR SPINE SURGERY/INSTRUMENTATION PLACEMENT AND BILATERAL DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT). PATIENT IS ALLEGING THAT THE DEVICE IS UNABLE TO BE RETRIEVED. REPORT FROM CT (COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY): "THERE IS INFERIOR VENA CAVA FILTER WITH DISTAL TIP LOCATED AT TLL LEVEL AND THE PRONGS EXTENDING INFERIORLY TO L1-2 DISC."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211403 | GUNTHER TULIP NAVALIGN FEMORAL VENA CAVA FILTER SET | DTK FILTER, INTRAVASCULAR, CARDIOVASCULAR | DTK | WILLIAM COOK EUROPE | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Male | Life Threatening |