FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VERSATILE RANGE FILL COIL (VFC)

MDR report key: 3040169 · Received April 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
2032493-2013-00017
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 3, 2013
Date of Event
March 4, 2013
Report Date
March 6, 2013
Manufacturer
MICROVENTION, INC.
Product Code
HCG
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE ANALYSIS: AN EVALUATION OF THE ACTUAL COMPLAINT SAMPLE HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED AS IT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. A PORTION REMAINS WITHIN THE PATIENT AND THE DELIVERY PUSHER WAS REPORTED TO BE DISCARDED BY THE USER CENTER. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS COMPLAINT CANNOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED. NO ABNORMAL DISCREPANCIES OR NON-CONFORMANCES WERE OBSERVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT UPON TREATING AN ACOM ANEURYSM, COILS WERE DEPLOYED. AFTER PLACING THE THIRD COIL, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETACH THE COIL. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO DETACH THE COIL UNSUCCESSFULLY. AN ATTEMPT TO PULL THE DEVICE DURING THE DETACHMENT CYCLE WAS MADE UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE COIL WAS RETRACTED AND IN DOING SO, THE COIL STRETCHED. THE COIL WAS STRETCHED AND SECURED AT THE GROIN PUNCTURE SITE. NO HARM OR INJURY WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
136253 VERSATILE RANGE FILL COIL (VFC) EMBOLIZATION COIL HCG MICROVENTION, INC. VFC030610-V 130128H5

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention