FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SUPERA VERITAS BILIARY STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3202192 · Received June 28, 2013

Report

Report Number
3005325609-2013-00020
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 28, 2013
Date of Event
May 31, 2013
Report Date
May 31, 2013
Manufacturer
IDEV TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Product Code
FGE
PMA / PMN Number
K111766
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE CATHETER TIP OVERMOLD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIP LUMEN. THE STENT HAD NOT BEEN DEPLOYED. THE DEVICE WAS EXERCISED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. THE TIP LUMEN DID NOT SHOW EVIDENCE OF NECKING OR A KINK. THE TIP LUMEN SHOWED DAMAGE AT THE INTERFACE OF THE TIP OVERMOLD TO THE LUMEN. THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. TENSILE STRENGTH SAMPLES WERE REVIEWED AND THEY HAD PULL STRENGTHS WELL ABOVE THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATION LIMIT. FROM THE ANALYSIS, THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE TIP OVERMOLD DETACHED DUE TO INTERACTION OF THE PROXIMAL END OF THE OVERMOLD WITH AN OBJECT. THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS NOT FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHILE THE STENT WAS BEING LOADED ONTO A 0.018 GUIDEWIRE, THE TIP DETACHED FROM THE CATHETER. ANOTHER SUPERA DEVICE WAS THEN USED WITH NO ISSUES. THERE WAS NO INTERACTION WITH THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
295921 SUPERA VERITAS BILIARY STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM FGE IDEV TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SE-04-080-120-6F 01321053

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR