FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SPIDERFX EMBOLIC PROTECTION 2. COMMON DEVICE NAME TEMPORARY CAROTID CATHETER FOR

MDR report key: 3120585 · Received May 20, 2013

Report

Report Number
2183870-2013-00119
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 20, 2013
Date of Event
April 22, 2013
Report Date
April 22, 2013
Manufacturer
EV3 INC.
Product Code
NTE
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURE RECORDS FOR THIS DEVICE DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES RELEVANT TO THE REPORTED EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING AN ATHERECTOMY OF THE RIGHT SFA, WHILE ADVANCING THE ATHERECTOMY DEVICE, IT APPEARS THAT THE SPIDERFX BASKET STAYED FIXATED TO THE WALL, BUT THE WIRE ADVANCED PAST THE BASKET. PULLING BACK ON THE WIRE ONLY RETRACTED THE BASKET. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE WIRE BY SLOWLY ADVANCING A .035 CATHETER AND HOLDING TENSION, THE WIRE SNAPPED AT THE PROXIMAL MARKER BAND BY THE MOUTH OF THE SPIDER. A SNARE TECHNIQUE DID NOT WORK BUT ULTIMATELY THE SPIDER WAS SUCCESSFULLY RETRIEVED BY DEPLOYING A SECOND SPIDER (6MM) DISTAL TO THE DETACHED SPIDER AND PULLING BOTH BACK INTO THE SHEATH FOR FULL CAPTURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
222797 SPIDERFX EMBOLIC PROTECTION 2. COMMON DEVICE NAME TEMPORARY CAROTID CATHETER FOR TEMPORARY CAROTID CATHETER FOR EMBOLIC CAPTURE NTE EV3 INC. SPD2-US-040-320 9450438

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 76 YR Required Intervention SPIDERFX 6MM FILTER