FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PENUMBRA SYSTEM 3MAX REPERFUSION CATHETER

MDR report key: 4843205 · Received June 14, 2015

Report

Report Number
3005168196-2015-00590
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 14, 2015
Date of Event
May 14, 2015
Report Date
May 14, 2015
Manufacturer
PENUMBRA, INC.
Product Code
NRY
PMA / PMN Number
K133317
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CORRECTION: K133317.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCLUSION: THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. WITHOUT THE RETURN OF THE DEVICE, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DETERMINED.THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS FOR THIS LOT WERE REVIEWED AND DID NOT REVEAL ANY OUTSTANDING DISCREPANCIES, DESIGN, OR QUALITY CONCERNS. HOSPITAL DISCARDED DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING A THROMBECTOMY PROCEDURE IN THE M1 AND M2 SEGMENTS OF THE MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY USING A PENUMBRA SYSTEM 3MAX REPERFUSION CATHETER. THE PHYSICIAN SUCCESSFULLY ASPIRATED SOME THROMBUS USING A PENUMBRA SYSTEM 5MAX ACE REPERFUSION CATHETER AND ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S DEVICE. THE PHYSICIAN THEN ATTEMPTED TO RECANALIZE THE M2 AND M3 SEGMENTS WITH THE 3MAX CATHETER. DURING ASPIRATION, A VESSEL DISSECTION OCCURRED. THE PHYSICIAN SUCCESSFULLY STOPPED THE BLEEDING WITH ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S BALLOON DEVICE. THE PATIENT IS DOING OK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
387085 PENUMBRA SYSTEM 3MAX REPERFUSION CATHETER NRY NRY PENUMBRA, INC. F63005

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR Required Intervention