FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
AXIUM PLATINUM HELICAL DETACHABLE COIL
MDR report key: 3870516
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Received June 12, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2029214-2014-00336
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 12, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 22, 2014
- Report Date
- May 22, 2014
- Manufacturer
- EV3 NEUROVASCULAR
- Product Code
- HCG
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.(B)(4).
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4)
Description of Event or Problem · 1
TREATMENT OF AN ANEURYSM. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THE IMPLANT COIL PREMATURELY DETACHED INSIDE THE CATHETER. THE DETACHED IMPLANT COIL WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH OTHER COILS (USING THE SAME CATHETER). PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THE PUSHWIRE WAS FOUND FOLDED AS THE DEVICE WAS OPENED AND REMOVED FROM THE INNER PACKAGE. THE PHYSICIAN UNFOLDED THE PUSHWIRE AND ADVANCED THE COIL INTO THE MICROCATHETER DESPITE ITS CONDITION.NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348450 | AXIUM PLATINUM HELICAL DETACHABLE COIL | DETACHABLE COIL | HCG | EV3 NEUROVASCULAR | QC-2-4-HELIX | 9751694 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 YR |