FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MICROCATHETER

MDR report key: 6450694 · Received March 31, 2017

Report

Report Number
2029214-2017-00339
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 31, 2017
Date of Event
April 6, 2012
Report Date
November 16, 2016
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN (IRVINE)
Product Code
KRA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO OBTAIN SPECIFIC INFORMATION, HOWEVER, OUR ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN UN SUCCESSFUL. VESSEL INJURY (PERFORATION ) IS A KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURE AND ARE DOCUMENTED IN OUR DEVICE¿S INSTRUCTION FOR USE (IFU). BASED ON THE REPORTED INFORMATION, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE SUGGESTING THAT THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT RATHER A PROCEDURE RELATED EVENT. MDR RELATED TO THIS EVENT: 2029214-2017-00333, 2029214-2017-00334, 2029214-2017-00335, 2029214-2017-00336, 2029214-2017-00337, 2029214-2017-00338, 2029214-2017-00339, 2029214-2017-00340, 2029214-2017-00341.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CITATION: ONYX VERSUS N-BCA FOR EMBOLIZATION OF CRANIAL DURAL ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULAS. RABINOV JD1, YOO AJ, OGILVY CS, CARTER BS, HIR SCH JA. J NEUROINTERV SURG. 2013 JUL;5(4):306-10. MEDTRONIC RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING REPORT: PATIENT (FEMALE, 40-49 YEARS) WAS REPORTED TO HAVE TWO MICROCATHETER/ WIRE PERFORATIONS IN THE ANTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY, WHICH HAD NO CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
231722 MICROCATHETER CATHETER, CONTINUOUS FLUSH KRA COVIDIEN (IRVINE)

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other