FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

MERCI RETRIEVER V 3.0 FIRM

MDR report key: 2426110 · Received January 13, 2012

Report

Report Number
2954917-2012-00001
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 13, 2012
Date of Event
July 14, 2011
Report Date
January 13, 2012
Manufacturer
CONCENTRIC MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
NRY
PMA / PMN Number
K090085
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS FOR MERCI RETRIEVER V 3.0 FIR, LOT NUMBER, 34642, WERE REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND THAT ARE RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS AN (B)(6) YEAR OLD FEMALE THAT DEVELOPED A SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE (SAH) INTRA PROCEDURE. PATIENT EXPIRED TWO DAYS POST PROCEDURE. PER PHYSICIAN IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE MERCI DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE SAH. IT IS ALSO UNKNOWN WHETHER THE MERCI RETRIEVER V 3.0 FIRM MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT DEATH. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CONCENTRIC MEDICAL DEVICE MALFUNCTION AND THE DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE LISTS RELATED POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS. ALSO, WHILE THE CONCENTRIC MEDICAL DEVICE USE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT OUTCOME, THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS INDEPENDENT OF THE SUBJECT DEVICE (E.G., PATIENT FACTORS, DEVICE USE FACTORS, OTHER DEVICES EMPLOYED, DRUGS ADMINISTERED, ETC.) THAT ALSO MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE OUTCOME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MERCI RETRIEVER V 3.0 FIRM CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS NRY CONCENTRIC MEDICAL, INC. 90113 34642

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR Death