FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ULTRAFLOW HPC 1.5F

MDR report key: 1852397 · Received September 28, 2010

Report

Report Number
2029214-2010-00209
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 28, 2010
Date of Event
August 30, 2010
Report Date
August 30, 2010
Manufacturer
EV3 NEUROVASCULAR
Product Code
KRA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, AS IT WAS LEFT IN THE PT. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

TREATMENT OF AN AVM WITH ONYX. IT WAS REPORTED DURING PROCEDURE, THE CATHETER BECAME ENTRAPPED INTO THE ONYX IN THE PCA ARTERY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RETRIEVE THE CATHETER, THE PHYSICIAN DECIDED TO LEAVE THE CATHETER IN THE PT UNTIL THE SURGICAL RESECTION THAT WAS SCHEDULED LATER IN THE WEEK. DURING SURGICAL RESECTION, THE AVM AND CATHETER WERE REMOVED. APPROX 15 CM OF THE CATHETER WAS REPORTED LEFT IN THE PT. SAME EVENT AS MDR# 2029214-2010-00210.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ULTRAFLOW HPC 1.5F FLOW DIRECTED MICRO CATHETER KRA EV3 NEUROVASCULAR UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention| S