CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER, 6-16MM, 12FR, 80CM
Report
- Report Number
- 3020347218-2025-00079
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- November 20, 2025
- Date of Event
- October 22, 2025
- Report Date
- November 20, 2025
- Manufacturer
- INARI MEDICAL, INC.
- Product Code
- QEW
- UDI-DI
- 00850291007314
- PMA / PMN Number
- K230494
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE INARI DEVICES WERE DISCARDED BY THE USER FACILITY AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. THE DEVICE IDENTIFIERS WERE NOT PROVIDED; HOWEVER, THE LOT HISTORY RECORDS OF ALL POTENTIAL LOTS SHIPPED TO THE FACILITY WERE REVIEWED. THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES OR UNUSUAL FINDINGS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY DEVICE MALFUNCTION. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF A POTENTIAL QUALITY ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO MANUFACTURING, DESIGN, OR LABELING. THE CASE WAS REVIEWED BY INARI STRYKER MEDICAL AFFAIRS, WHO CONCLUDED THAT THE PATIENT¿S DEATH WAS LIKELY THE RESULT OF INADVERTENT CLOT EMBOLISM. DISTAL EMBOLIZATION OF BLOOD CLOTS IS IDENTIFIED AS A POSSIBLE ADVERSE EVENT/COMPLICATION IN THE DEVICE LABELING. MANUFACTURER REFERENCE #: (B)(4).
ON (B)(6) 2025, A 36-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT UNDERWENT DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT) THROMBECTOMY USING INARI DEVICES. THE PATIENT HAD A HISTORY OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE) AND HAD A PREEXISTING FILTER IN HIS INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC). THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PE THROMBECTOMY IN (B)(6) 2025. THE PATIENT HAD BEEN INCARCERATED THE MONTH BEFORE THE DVT THROMBECTOMY, WHICH LEAD TO THE PATIENT DISCONTINUING HIS ELIQUIS PRESCRIPTION. THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY DEVELOPED CLOT IN HIS IVC FILTER THAT EXTENDED TO HIS BILATERAL VEINS BELOW. THE PATIENT IVC FILTER WAS REMOVED VIA THE INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN (IJ) AND WAS THEN POSITIONED SUPINE FOR THE REMAINING DVT THROMBECTOMY. FOUR PASSES WERE COMPLETED ON THE LEFT AND SIX ON THE RIGHT USING THE CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER (CT BOLD). AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROCEDURE, WHILE THE ACCESS SITE WAS BEING CLOSED, THE PATIENT BEGAN TO DECOMPENSATE. A CODE WAS CALLED, AND THE CRITICAL RESPONSE TEAM ATTEMPTED TO RESUSCITATE THE PATIENT FOR EIGHTY MINUTES; HOWEVER, THE PATIENT ULTIMATELY EXPIRED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2528496 | CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER, 6-16MM, 12FR, 80CM | PERIPHERAL MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY WITH ASPIRATION | QEW | INARI MEDICAL, INC. | 42-102 | UNKNOWN | 00850291007314 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 YR | Male | Death |