FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PENUMBRA COIL 400

MDR report key: 5151995 · Received October 15, 2015

Report

Report Number
3005168196-2015-01049
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 15, 2015
Date of Event
August 21, 2015
Report Date
September 16, 2015
Manufacturer
PENUMBRA, INC.
Product Code
HCG
UDI-DI
00814548010649
PMA / PMN Number
K120330
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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. THIS REPORT IS ASSOCIATED WITH MFR REPORT NUMBERS: 1. 3005168196-2015-01047. 2. 3005168196-2015-01048. HOSPITAL COULD NOT LOCATE DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING A COIL EMBOLIZATION PROCEDURE IN THE LEFT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY USING PENUMBRA COIL 400 COILS (PC400 COILS) AND A PX SLIM DELIVERY MICROCATHETER (PX SLIM). DUE TO THE TORTUOSITY OF THE PATIENT'S VESSELS, THE PHYSICIAN DECIDED TO DELIVER THE PC400 COILS FROM THE LEFT COMMON CAROTID ARTERY THROUGH A VASCULAR PROSTHESIS BYPASS. DURING THE PROCEDURE, WHILE ADVANCING A PC400 COIL THROUGH THE PX SLIM, THE PHYSICIAN MET RESISTANCE AND THE COIL BECAME STUCK AND WAS REMOVED. THE PHYSICIAN THEN ATTEMPTED TO ADVANCE A NEW PC400 COIL THROUGH THE PX SLIM BUT MET RESISTANCE AGAIN; THE COIL BECAME STUCK AND WAS REMOVED. THE PROCEDURE CONTINUED USING ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S DEVICES. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF AN ADVERSE EFFECT TO THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
684299 PENUMBRA COIL 400 HCG, KRD HCG PENUMBRA, INC. F64344 00814548010649

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1