FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MARATHON MICRO CATHETER

MDR report key: 2417798 · Received January 17, 2012

Report

Report Number
2029214-2012-00027
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 17, 2012
Date of Event
December 21, 2011
Report Date
December 21, 2011
Manufacturer
EV3 NEUROVASCULAR
Product Code
DYG
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CATHETER HAS BEEN RETURNED AND EVALUATED. A RUPTURE WAS FOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 5.6 CM FROM THE DISTAL TIP. THE APPEARANCE OF THE CATHETER IS CONSISTENT WITH A RUPTURE CAUSED BY OVER-PRESSURIZATION AS A RESULT OF AN UNDETECTED KINK OR OTHER OBSTRUCTION WITHIN THE CATHETER. CATHETER RUPTURE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

TREATMENT OF AN AVM. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CATHETER RUPTURED DURING ONYX INJECTION. CONSEQUENTLY, ONYX WAS OBSERVED IN AN UNINTENDED ARTERY. NO COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED WITH THE PATIENT AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. SAME EVENT AS MDR# 2029214-2012-00028.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MARATHON MICRO CATHETER FLOW-DIRECTED MICRO CATHETER DYG EV3 NEUROVASCULAR 105-5055 9486105

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Disability