FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NEXUS AND NXT DETACHABLE COIL

MDR report key: 1427031 · Received April 21, 2009

Report

Report Number
2029214-2009-00107
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 21, 2009
Date of Event
March 5, 2007
Report Date
March 23, 2009
Manufacturer
EV3 NEUROVASCULAR
Product Code
HCG
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION AS IT WAS CONSUMED IN THE EVENT. REVIEW FOR MR ARTIFACT: TWO PHYSICIANS HAVE RETROSPECTIVELY REVIEWED ANEURYSM COILING CASE REPORTS FROM 2007 TO 2008 THAT HAD MR FOLLOW UP. ADDITIONAL CERS ARE BEING WRITTEN FOR ALL CASES BROUGHT TO EV3'S ATTENTION THAT HAVE MR ARTIFACT. ALL ADVERSE EVENTS AND DEVICE MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED DURING THIS RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW WERE ENTERED IN THE COMPLAINT SYSTEM AND ASSESSED FOR MDR REPORTABILITY PER EV3 PROCEDURES. AS A RESULT, 38 EVENTS WERE IDENTIFIED THAT MET THE MDR REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND ARE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE FDA. NO ADDITIONAL INFO IS AVAILABLE FOR THESE EVENTS. MDR NUMBERS: 2029214-2009-00095 TO 2029214-2009-00132. REFERENCE CER NV-09-0387.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SEVERAL COILS WERE USED IN AN ANEURYSM COILING PROCEDURE. POST PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN OBSERVED A METALLIC ARTIFACT NEAR THE ANEURYSM ON MRI IMAGES. NO PT INJURY REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEXUS AND NXT DETACHABLE COIL ELECTROLYTICALLY DETACHABLE COIL HCG EV3 NEUROVASCULAR UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK