FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MARATHON MICRO CATHETER

MDR report key: 2464747 · Received February 22, 2012

Report

Report Number
2029214-2012-00078
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 22, 2012
Date of Event
February 9, 2012
Report Date
February 10, 2012
Manufacturer
EV3 NEUROVASCULAR
Product Code
DYG
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
HK
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

APPROXIMATELY 148CM OF THE BROKEN PROXIMAL PORTION OF THE CATHETER WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION WITH 22 CM OF THE DISTAL TIP MISSING, WHICH WAS REPORTED REMAINING IN THE PATIENT. EXAMINATION OF THE BROKEN END SHOWED THE CATHETER WAS PULLED BEYOND ITS MATERIAL STRENGTH AND SEPARATED. CATHETER SEPARATED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

TREATMENT OF AN AVM. IT WAS REPORTED AFTER 20 MINUTES OF ONYX INJECTION WITH ONYX REFLUX, THE CATHETER FRACTURED APPROXIMATELY 24CM FROM THE DISTAL TIP DURING REMOVAL AND THE BROKEN SEGMENT REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. SAME EVENT AS MDR# 2029214-2012-00079.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MARATHON MICRO CATHETER FLOW-DIRECTED MICRO CATHETER DYG EV3 NEUROVASCULAR 105-5055 9417340

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Disability