FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PENUMBRA SYSTEM 5MAX SEPARATOR

MDR report key: 3051486 · Received April 10, 2013

Report

Report Number
3005168196-2013-00134
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 10, 2013
Date of Event
February 11, 2013
Report Date
March 11, 2013
Manufacturer
PENUMBRA, INC.
Product Code
NRY
PMA / PMN Number
K113163
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCLUSION: HEMORRHAGE IS A KNOWN AND ANTICIPATED COMPLICATION WITH THESE TYPES OF PROCEDURES AND IS NOTED IN THE DEVICE LABELING. THEREFORE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REPORTED EVENT WAS AN ANTICIPATED PROCEDURAL COMPLICATION. THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS FOR THIS LOT WERE REVIEWED AND DID NOT REVEAL ANY OUTSTANDING DISCREPANCIES, QUALITY, OR DESIGN CONCERNS. THIS CASE IS RELATED TO 3005168196-2013-00135, AND 3005168196-2013-00136. HOSPITAL DISCARDED DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IMAGING DEMONSTRATED A LEFT INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION IN PATIENT. PATIENT WAS SCREENED, CONSENTED AND RANDOMIZED INTO THE (B)(4). PATIENT WAS RANDOMIZED TO THE PENUMBRA SYSTEM ARM OF THE TRIAL. THE PHYSICIAN MADE FOUR PASSES WITH THE 5MAX SEPARATOR AND CATHETER AFTER WHICH THERE WAS STILL EVIDENCE OF PERSISTENT OCCLUSION AT THE CAROTID TERMINUS. ONE PASS WAS THEN MADE WITH A SOLITAIRE DEVICE AFTER WHICH THE PHYSICIAN NOTED SOME EXTRAVASATION AND MADE THE DECISION TO TERMINATE THE PROCEDURE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERED A SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE OF "POSSIBLE" RELATIONSHIP TO THE PENUMBRA SYSTEM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
150021 PENUMBRA SYSTEM 5MAX SEPARATOR NRY NRY PENUMBRA, INC. F28069

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 82 YR Life Threatening