TRIEVER24
Report
- Report Number
- 3011525976-2022-00007
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- June 1, 2022
- Date of Event
- April 1, 2022
- Report Date
- June 1, 2022
- Manufacturer
- INARI MEDICAL, INC.
- Product Code
- QEW
- UDI-DI
- 00850291007185
- PMA / PMN Number
- K213402
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE INARI DEVICES WERE DISCARDED BY THE USER FACILITY AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. THE DEVICE IDENTIFIERS WERE NOT PROVIDED; HOWEVER, THE COMPANY RECORDED ALL LOTS SHIPPED TO THE FACILITY AND EACH OF THE POSSIBLE LOT HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED. THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES OR UNUSUAL FINDINGS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY DEVICE MALFUNCTION. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF A POTENTIAL QUALITY ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO MANUFACTURING, DESIGN, OR LABELING. THE CASE WAS REVIEWED BY INARI'S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, WHO CONCLUDED THAT THE PATIENT'S STROKE WAS THE RESULT OF DISTAL EMBOLIZATION, POTENTIALLY EXACERBATED BY A SUSPECTED PATENT FORAMEN OVALE AND THAT USE OF THE INARI DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT'S STROKE. HYPOXEMIA, DISTAL EMBOLISM, STROKE, CLINICAL DETERIORATION, AND DEATH ARE LISTED IN THE DEVICE LABELING AS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS / ADVERSE EVENTS. MANUFACTURER REFERENCE #: (B)(4).
A FEMALE PATIENT IN HER EARLY 70S PRESENTED WITH DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND THE COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) ANGIOGRAM REVEALED BILATERAL PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE) AND DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT) IN THE LEFT LEG. ON (B)(6) 2022, THE INARI TRIEVER24 (T24) WAS USED TO ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE PE. THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN LOCAL ANESTHESIA WITH SEDATION AND SYSTEMIC HEPARIN. SEVEN (7) PASSES WERE MADE WITH THE T24, YIELDING APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE CLOT BURDEN; HOWEVER, CATHETER CAVITATION WITH THE T24 OCCURRED TWICE DURING ASPIRATION ATTEMPTS. DURING THE PROCEDURE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PARADOXICAL STROKE IN THE MAIN CORONARY ARTERY; A PATENT FORAMEN OVALE (PFO) WAS SUSPECTED. THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN COMFORT CARE AND DIED AROUND 3:00 AM ON (B)(6) 2022. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED FROM THE INITIAL REPORTER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 631413 | TRIEVER24 | THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM | QEW | INARI MEDICAL, INC. | 22-101 | 00850291007185 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 YR | Female | Life Threatening| D| H | AMPLATZ GUIDEWIRE| FLOWSAVER| GORE DRYSEAL SHEATH 26 FR| SWAN CATHETER |