FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

G2X FILTER SYSTEM - FEMORAL

MDR report key: 1881560 · Received October 20, 2010

Report

Report Number
2020394-2010-00311
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 20, 2010
Date of Event
September 29, 2010
Report Date
September 29, 2010
Manufacturer
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Product Code
DTK
PMA / PMN Number
K082305
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE RAW MATERIALS, THE SUBASSEMBLIES, THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND THE QUALITY CONTROL TESTING. THIS LOT MET ALL RELEASE CRITERIA. THERE IS NOTHING SEEN IN THE DHR TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING RELATED CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPLAINT REPORTED TO DATE FOR THIS LOT NUMBER. THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED WITHIN THE PATIENT. THEREFORE, A DEVICE EVALUATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SCHEDULED RETRIEVAL OF AN IVC FILTER, ANGIOGRAPHY DEMONSTRATED THAT THE FILTER HAD MIGRATED CAUDALLY AND A FEW FILTER LIMBS APPEARED TO BE PERFORATING THE WALL OF THE VENA CAVA. HOWEVER, NO EXTRAVASATION WAS NOTED. THE PHYSICIAN DECIDED NOT TO RETRIEVE THE FILTER AT THIS TIME. REPORTEDLY, THE PATIENT HAD ABDOMEN PAIN THREE DAYS POST IMPLANT, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO TREATMENT PERFORMED AT THAT TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 G2X FILTER SYSTEM - FEMORAL DTK BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. GFTL2137

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR