FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

MARATHON MICRO CATHETER

MDR report key: 673760 · Received February 10, 2006

Report

Report Number
2029214-2006-00021
Event Type
Death
Date Received
February 10, 2006
Date of Event
January 10, 2006
Report Date
February 2, 2006
Manufacturer
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Product Code
KRA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
INVALID DATA

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A MARATHON WAS USED IN A TREATMENT OF AN AVM WITH ONYX. IT WAS REPORTED THE CATHETER BECAME ENTRAPPED, DURING PROCEDURE. WHILE CATHETER RETRIEVEAL WAS DIFFICULT, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE PT BLEEDING. HOWEVER, ONE HOUR LATER, THE PT BLED. PHYSICIAN WAS NOT SURE IF BLEEDING WAS DUE TO DIFFICULT CATHETER RETRIEVAL OR JUST HEMODYNAMICS CHANGE WITHIN THE AVM. THE PT CONDITION WAS NOT REPORTED, ON FOLLOW-UP, IT WAS REPORTED THE PT EXPIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MARATHON MICRO CATHETER FLOW DIRECTED MICRO CATHETER KRA MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. 105-5055 NOT REPORTED

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 67 YR Death