PROWLER SELECT
Report
- Report Number
- 3008114965-2025-00978
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 11, 2025
- Date of Event
- August 28, 2025
- Report Date
- September 11, 2025
- Manufacturer
- MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
- Product Code
- QJP
- UDI-DI
- 10886704028888
- PMA / PMN Number
- K210838
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
MANUFACTURER REF# (B)(4). INFORMATION REGARDING PATIENT WEIGHT, HEIGHT, MEDICAL HISTORY, RACE, AND ETHNICITY WAS NOT REPORTED. SECTION D4: UDI: AS THE LOT NUMBER FOR THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED, THE FULL UDI IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. SECTION H4: THE DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE IS NOT KNOWN AS THE DEVICE LOT NUMBER IS NOT AVAILABLE / NOT REPORTED. SINCE NO DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS, NO PRODUCT INVESTIGATION CAN BE PERFORMED, AND THE REPORTED FAILURE COULD NOT BE EVALUATED. THE LOT NUMBER IS NOT KNOWN; THEREFORE, A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW CANNOT BE COMPLETED. WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AND WITHOUT THE PRODUCT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS, THE REPORTED CUSTOMER COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PROCEDURE THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED FAILURE. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING CAUTION: ¿IF STRONG RESISTANCE IS MET DURING MANIPULATION, DISCONTINUE THE PROCEDURE AND DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF RESISTANCE BEFORE PROCEEDING. IF THE CAUSE OF RESISTANCE CANNOT BE DETERMINED, WITHDRAW THE CATHETER AND GUIDEWIRE AS A SYSTEM. WARNING: NEVER ADVANCE OR WITHDRAW AN INTRALUMINAL DEVICE AGAINST RESISTANCE. MOVEMENT OR FORCE OF CATHETER OR GUIDE WIRE AGAINST RESISTANCE COULD DISLODGE A CLOT, PERFORATE A VESSEL WALL, OR SEVERELY DAMAGE THE CATHETER AND/OR GUIDE WIRE. AS PART OF THE POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, INFORMATION FROM THIS COMPLAINT IS TRENDED TO IDENTIFY STATISTICAL SIGNALS FOR CONSIDERATION OF FURTHER CORRECTION ACTION. SINCE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THE EVENT WAS RELATED TO A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN ISSUE, NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME. MISSING INFORMATION FROM THIS REPORT IS IDENTIFIED AS BLANK; THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED IN THE REPORTED EVENT OR AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF REPORT SUBMISSION. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803 (AND/OR PART 4, AS APPLICABLE). THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED OR VERIFIED PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY CERENOVUS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, CERENOVUS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.
A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT DURING AN ENDOVASCULAR EMBOLIZATION, A 4.5MMD X 28MML ENTERPRISE VASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION DEVICE (ENC452812, 9080734) WAS IMPEDED WHEN THE STENT PASSED A PROWLER SELECT PLUS 150/5CM MICROCATHETER TIP (606S255X, LOT UNKNOWN) A SHORT SECTION, AND COULD NOT ADVANCE ANY MORE. THE DOCTOR RETRACTED THE STENT INTO THE MICROCATHETER (MC) AND DELIVERED IT AGAIN, THE STENT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE STENT AND MICROCATHETER FROM THE PATIENT, THEN SWITCHED TO NEW DEVICES TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THE SURGERY WAS PROLONGED BY ABOUT 10 MINUTES. ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 11-SEP-2025 INDICATED THAT NO DEVICE WAS USED TO APPLY TORQUE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL MATERIAL WITHIN THE DEVICE. THE MICROCATHETER DID NOT KINK/BENT. THERE WAS NO EXCESSIVE FORCE USED WITH THE DEVICES. THE 10 MINUTES PROCEDURAL PROLONGATION DID NOT RESULT IN A PATIENT ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2709039 | PROWLER SELECT | CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS, NEUROVASCULATURE | QJP | MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL | 10886704028888 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | EU 4.5X28MM STENT 12 MM DW TIP |