FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MICRUS MICROCOIL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2050985 · Received April 4, 2011

Report

Report Number
2954740-2011-00018
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 4, 2011
Date of Event
November 1, 2010
Report Date
November 8, 2010
Manufacturer
MICRUS ENDOVASCULAR CORPORATION
Product Code
MJN
PMA / PMN Number
K091504
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVAL. WITHOUT THE RETURN OF THE DEVICE, THE EXACT ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM REPORTED COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MFG RECORDS FOR THIS LOT WERE REVIEWED AND DID NOT REVEAL ANY RELEVANT DISCREPANCIES, DESIGN OR QUALITY CONCERNS. A SEARCH OF OUR FIELD SURVEILLANCE DATABASE YIELDED NO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE WITH THIS LOT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING TREATMENT OF AN ANEURYSM OF THE POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING SEGMENT, AT THE TIME OF IMPLANTATION OF THE LAST COIL IN THE ANEURYSM (DELTAPLUSH 2X2), THE PHYSICIAN NOTED THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPOSITION THE COIL BY PULLING IT INTO THE MICROCATHETER. THE COIL DETACHED FROM THE DPU WITHOUT PRESSING THE "DETACH" BUTTON OF THE DCB. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PT BECAUSE THERE WAS A SELF EXPANDABLE STENT (ENTERPRISE) POSITIONED AT THE ANEURYSM NECK. EVENTUALLY, THE COIL WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE VESSEL WALL AND THE STENT. IN THIS PROCEDURE, 7 (SEVEN) MICROCOILS WERE USED WITHOUT ANY MORE DIFFICULTY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MICRUS MICROCOIL SYSTEM EMBOLIC COIL MJN MICRUS ENDOVASCULAR CORPORATION F63208

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention