CERENOVUS, INC.
Report
- Report Number
- 3008114965-2025-01247
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 20, 2025
- Date of Event
- November 11, 2025
- Report Date
- December 8, 2025
- Manufacturer
- MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
- Product Code
- NJE
- UDI-DI
- 10886704071471
- PMA / PMN Number
- H60001
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
MANUFACTURER¿S REF. NO: (B)(4). THE PURPOSE OF THIS MDR SUBMISSION IS TO REPORT THE INVESTIGATIONAL FINDING OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. THE COMPLAINT PRODUCT WAS RETURNED AND RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS. THE INVESTIGATION IS DOCUMENTED BELOW. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: A NON-STERILE 4.5MM X 22MM NO DISTAL TIP ENTERPRISE VASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION DEVICE WAS RECEIVED CONTAINED IN THE DECONTAMINATION POUCH. VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. AS DESCRIBED IN THE EVENT DESCRIPTION, THE STENT COMPONENT WAS DETACHED FROM THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. MICROSCOPIC INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE STENT COMPONENT. IT WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION; THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE (I.E., NO BROKEN STRUTS, NO KINKS). IT WAS ALSO NOTED TO BE FULLY EXPANDED WITH BOTH ENDS COMPLETELY FLARED. THE DELIVERY WIRE UNDERWENT DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS, AND THE MEASUREMENTS THAT CONTROL THE ATTACHMENT AND DELIVERY OF THE STENT WERE FOUND WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE ISSUE REPORTED IN THE COMPLAINT REGARDING THE STENT BEING DETACHED WAS CONFIRMED DUE TO THE DETACHED CONDITION OF THE STENT. HOWEVER, THE DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS PERFORMED SHOWED NO ISSUES THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE PREMATURE DETACHMENT OF THE STENT. WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE ENCOUNTERED CANNOT BE DETERMINED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT CLINICAL AND PROCEDURAL FACTORS, INCLUDING DEVICE MANIPULATION AND OPERATOR'S TECHNIQUE, MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED FAILURE. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THAT THE ISSUE REPORTED IN THE COMPLAINT IS A RESULT OF A DEFECT INHERENTLY RELATED TO THE DEVICE. LAKE REGION MEDICAL PERFORMED A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS RELATIVE TO THE MANUFACTURING, INSPECTION, AND PACKAGING OF THE LOT 9784476. THE HISTORY RECORD INDICATES THIS PRODUCT WAS FINAL INSPECTION TESTED AT LAKE REGION MEDICAL AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE ACCEPTABLE. AS PART OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDTECH QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT PRODUCT FAILURE COULD BE CAUSED BY MULTIPLE FACTORS. THE INSTRUCTION FOR USE (IFU) DOES CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS: - DO NOT PARTIALLY DEPLOY THE STENT FROM THE INTRODUCER. CONFIRM THE TIP OF THE DELIVERY WIRE IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE INTRODUCER. BASED ON THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTATION REVIEW, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE EVENT IS RELATED TO THE DEVICE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. AS PART OF THE POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, INFORMATION FROM THIS COMPLAINT IS TRENDED FOR STATISTICAL SIGNALS AND CORRECTIVE / PREVENTIVE ACTION MAY BE TRIGGERED AT A LATER TIME. 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. UPDATED SECTIONS: B.4, G.3, G.6. H.2, H.3, H.6, AND H.11. THE MANUFACTURER WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF NEW FACTS ARISE WHICH MATERIALLY ALTER INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN A PREVIOUS MDR REPORT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.
MANUFACTURER¿S REF. NO: (B)(4). THE PURPOSE OF THIS MDR SUBMISSION IS TO REPORT THAT THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE COMPLAINT DEVICE ON 03-DEC-2025. A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. UPDATED SECTIONS: B.4, D.9, G.3, G.6. H.2, H.3, H.6, AND H.11. THE MANUFACTURER WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF NEW FACTS ARISE WHICH MATERIALLY ALTER INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN A PREVIOUS MDR REPORT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.
MANUFACTURER¿S REF. NO: (B)(4). INFORMATION REGARDING PATIENT IDENTIFIER, DATE OF BIRTH, AGE, SEX, GENDER, WEIGHT, RACE, AND ETHNICITY WERE NOT PROVIDED. SECTION E.1: THE INITIAL REPORTER PHONE: (B)(6). SECTION H.3: THE DEVICE IS AVAILABLE TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND TESTING. HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE. IF THE DEVICE RETURNS, A DEVICE INVESTIGATION WILL BE PERFORMED. LAKE REGION MEDICAL PERFORMED A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS RELATIVE TO THE MANUFACTURING, INSPECTION, AND PACKAGING OF THE LOT 9784476. THE HISTORY RECORD INDICATES THIS PRODUCT WAS FINAL INSPECTION TESTED AT LAKE REGION MEDICAL AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE ACCEPTABLE. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. 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. 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. THE MANUFACTURER WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF NEW FACTS ARISE WHICH MATERIALLY ALTER INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN A PREVIOUS MDR REPORT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.
THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT DURING AN ENDOVASCULAR EMBOLIZATION PROCEDURE TARGETING AN ANEURYSM ON THE ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY, THE 4.5MM X 22MM NO DISTAL TIP ENTERPRISE VASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION DEVICE (ENC452200 / 9784476) WAS DELIVERED VIA THE CONCOMITANT 150CM X 5CM PROWLER SELECT PLUS MICROCATHETER (606S255X), AND THE STENT COMPONENT WAS FOUND PREMATURELY DETACHED FROM THE DELIVERY WIRE AT THE SITE BETWEEN THE MICROCATHETER HUB AND THE Y-CONNECTOR. THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE Y-CONNECTOR AND REMOVED THE STENT. THE STENT WAS REPLACED, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THE REPLACEMENT STENT AND THE ORIGINAL MICROCATHETER. THERE WAS NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE PATIENT. ON 13-NOV-2025, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED. THE INFORMATION CONFIRMED THE PROCEDURE WAS AN ENDOVASCULAR EMBOLIZATION PROCEDURE TARGETING AN ANEURYSM ON THE ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY. THE CONCOMITANT MICROCATHETER USED TO DELIVER THE STENT WAS A 150CM X 5CM PROWLER SELECT PLUS MICROCATHETER (606S255X). A CONTINUOUS FLUSH HAD BEEN MAINTAINED THROUGH THE MICROCATHETER. THERE HAD BEEN NO RESISTANCE DURING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE FIRST STENT. ASIDE FROM THE PREMATURE DETACHMENT, NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE STENT / STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WHEN THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED. THE REPLACEMENT STENT WAS ANOTHER 4.5MM X 22MM NO DISTAL TIP ENTERPRISE VASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION DEVICE (ENC452200). NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE REPORTED ISSUE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261504 | CERENOVUS, INC. | INTRACRANIAL NEUROVASCULAR STENT | NJE | MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL | 9784476 | 10886704071471 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | PROWLER SELECT PLUS 150/5CM. |