GUNTHER TULIP JUGULAR VENA CAVA FILTER SET
Report
- Report Number
- 1820334-2022-01406
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 25, 2022
- Report Date
- July 24, 2023
- Manufacturer
- COOK INC
- Product Code
- DTK
- UDI-DI
- 10827002330174
- PMA / PMN Number
- K072240
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
THE PREVIOUS MEDWATCH REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY WILLIAM COOK EUROPE UNDER MANUFACTURER REPORT REFERENCE# 3002808486-2022-00845. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED DETERMINED THAT THIS DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED BY COOK INC. WITH THE SUBMISSION OF THIS INITIAL MEDWATCH REPORT, COOK INC. INFORMS THAT ALL FUTURE SUBMISSIONS REGARDING THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE HANDLED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER REPORT REFERENCE # IN G8 OF THIS MEDWATCH REPORT. NON-HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. INVESTIGATION THE FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED: SHORTNESS OF BREATH (SOB), CHEST/BACK PAIN, NUMBNESS, IMPAIRED COGNITIVE FUNCTION, LIMITED MOBILITY. INVESTIGATION IS REOPENED DUE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE REPORTED ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN FURTHER INVESTIGATED BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DATE. UNKNOWN IF THE REPORTED SHORTNESS OF BREATH (SOB), CHEST/BACK PAIN, NUMBNESS, IMPAIRED COGNITIVE FUNCTION, LIMITED MOBILITY IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FILTER AND UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A CORRESPONDING FAILURE MODE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. 20 DEVICES IN LOT. NO RELEVANT NOTES ON WORK ORDER. THE PRODUCT 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.
BLANK FIELDS ON THIS FORM INDICATE THE INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN, UNAVAILABLE, OR UNCHANGED. INVESTIGATION: INVESTIGATION IS REOPENED DUE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED. PER QUALITY ENGINEERING REVIEW, THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR THIS COMPLAINT DOES NOT CHANGE THE PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION. THEREFORE, NO NEW INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THIS TIME. (B)(4) DEVICES IN LOT. NO RELEVANT NOTES ON WORK ORDER. THE PRODUCT 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.
PATIENT ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED AN IMPLANT ON (B)(4) 2014 VIA THE RIGHT INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN DUE TO VEIN THROMBOSIS AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE). THE PATIENT ALLEGES SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN, NUMBNESS, BACK PAIN, IMPAIRED COGNITIVE FUNCTION, AND LIMITED MOBILITY.
THE PATIENT ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED TWO TULIP IMPLANTS (B)(6) 2014 DUE TO DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT)/PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2318073 | GUNTHER TULIP JUGULAR VENA CAVA FILTER SET | DTK FILTER, INTRAVASCULAR, CARDIOVASCULAR | DTK | COOK INC | G33017 | 5106002 | 10827002330174 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Male |