PROWLER SELECT
Report
- Report Number
- 3008114965-2025-01211
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 21, 2025
- Date of Event
- November 6, 2025
- Report Date
- December 15, 2025
- Manufacturer
- MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
- Product Code
- QJP
- 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¿S REF. NO: (B)(4). THE PURPOSE OF THIS MDR SUBMISSION IS TO REPORT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE 150CM X 5CM PROWLER SELECT PLUS MICROCATHETER (606S255X / LOT# UNKNOWN). THE MICROCATHETER WAS INITIALLY REPORTED AS AVAILABLE TO BE RETURNED. HOWEVER, THE DEVICE WAS NOT RECEIVED. ON 02-DEC-2025, THE CHINA TEAM REQUESTED THAT INVESTIGATION BE PERFORMED ON THE DEVICE THAT WAS RECEIVED; ONLY THE 4.5MM X 22MM ENTERPRISE® VASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION DEVICE (ENC452212 / 9061886) WAS RECEIVED. PRODUCT ANALYSIS CANNOT BE CONDUCTED AS THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. NO DETERMINATION OF CAUSES AND POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS COULD BE MADE. AS SUCH, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE CLOSED. WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AND WITHOUT THE COMPLAINT PRODUCT AVAILABLE TO BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS, THE REPORTED PRODUCT ISSUE DOCUMENTED IN THE COMPLAINT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED THROUGH FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS. THE LOT NUMBER OF THE DEVICE IS NOT KNOWN; THEREFORE, MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTATION REVIEW WAS NOT PERFORMED. ASSIGNMENT OF ROOT CAUSE FOR THE EVENT REMAINS SPECULATIVE AND INCONCLUSIVE, BASED ON THE LIMITED INFORMATION PROVIDED AND WITHOUT THE RETURN OF THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE; HOWEVER, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT CLINICAL AND PROCEDURAL FACTORS, INCLUDING DEVICE MANIPULATION / INTERACTION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED FAILURE. AS PART OF THE POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, INFORMATION FROM THIS COMPLAINT IS TRENDED FOR STATISTICAL SIGNALS AND CORRECTIVE / PREVENTIVE ACTION MAY BE TRIGGERED LATER. 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). INFORMATION REGARDING PATIENT IDENTIFIER, DATE OF BIRTH, AGE, SEX, GENDER, WEIGHT, RACE, AND ETHNICITY WERE NOT PROVIDED. SECTION D.4: THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE DEVICE IS NOT KNOWN AS THE DEVICE LOT NUMBER IS NOT AVAILABLE / NOT REPORTED. THE FULL UDI IS NOT AVAILABLE WITHOUT THE EXPIRATION DATE. 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. SECTION D.4: THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE DEVICE IS NOT KNOWN AS THE DEVICE LOT NUMBER IS NOT AVAILABLE / NOT REPORTED. THE FULL UDI IS NOT AVAILABLE WITHOUT THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE DEVICE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTATION REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED WITHOUT THE LOT NUMBER. 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, THE 4.5MM X 22MM ENTERPRISE® VASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION DEVICE (ENC452212 / 9061886) WAS IMPEDED IN THE DISTAL END OF THE CONCOMITANT 150CM X 5CM PROWLER SELECT PLUS MICROCATHETER (606S255X / LOT# UNKNOWN) AND COULD NOT BE ADVANCED FURTHER. THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE STENT AND THE MICROCATHETER FORM THE PATIENT AND REPLACED BOTH DEVICES TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE, WHICH WAS REPORTEDLY PROLONGED BY ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE PATIENT. ON 10-NOV-2025, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED. PER THE INFORMATION, THE PROCEDURE WAS TARGETING AN ANEURYSM ON THE OPHTHALMIC SEGMENT OF THE LEFT INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY (ICA). A CONTINUOUS FLUSH HAD BEEN MAINTAINED THROUGH THE MICROCATHETER DURING THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS RESISTANCE AT THE DISTAL END OF THE MICROCATHETER DURING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE STENT IN THE PATIENT¿S BODY. IT WAS NOT KNOWN IF, WHEN THE STENT WAS REMOVED, WHETHER IT WAS STILL ON THE DELIVERY WIRE OR NOT. THERE WAS DAMAGE BUT IT WAS NOT SPECIFIED WHETHER ON THE STENT OR STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE NOTED ON THE MICROCATHETER. THE REPLACEMENT STENT WAS ANOTHER 4.5MM X 22MM ENTERPRISE® VASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION DEVICE (ENC452212) AND THE REPLACEMENT MICROCATHETER WAS ANOTHER 150CM X 5CM PROWLER SELECT PLUS MICROCATHETER (606S255X). THE INFORMATION CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE PATIENT AND THE PHYSICIAN DID NOT CONSIDER THE REPORTED 10-MINUTE PROCEDURE EXTENSION TO BE CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2116942 | PROWLER SELECT | CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS, NEUROVASCULATURE | QJP | MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | EU 4.5X22MM STENT 12 MM DW TIP. |