FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION DEVICE

MDR report key: 4101455 · Received August 27, 2014

Report

Report Number
2029214-2014-00499
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 27, 2014
Date of Event
July 29, 2014
Report Date
July 29, 2014
Manufacturer
EV3 NEUROVASCULAR
Product Code
OUT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVAL AS IT WAS DISCARDED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2014, THE PT UNDERWENT PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION TREATMENT INVOLVING TWO PIPELINES. THE PT'S ANATOMY WAS MINOR IN TORTUOSITY. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT BOTH PIPELINES (5MM X 16MM; 5MM X 12MM) SUCCESSFULLY DETACHED FROM THE CAPTURE COIL; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT COMPLETELY OPEN DESPITE PUSHING AND WAGGING THE PUSHWIRE FROM THE INNER CURVE TO THE OUTER CURVE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE PIPELINES DID NOT APPEAR TWISTED IN EITHER OF THE BIPLANE VIEWS. BOTH PIPELINES WERE REMOVED FROM THE PT BY TRAPPING THE PIPELINE BRAID BETWEEN THE CAPTURE COIL AND CATHETER. NO PT INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE PROCEDURE. SAME EVENT AS MDR# 2029214-2014-00498.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
519130 PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION DEVICE FLOW DIVERSION, PRODUCT CODE: OUT OUT EV3 NEUROVASCULAR FA-77500-12 9872888

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Required Intervention