FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CLARIVEIN OC INFUSION CATHETER

MDR report key: 7150569 · Received December 28, 2017

Report

Report Number
3005831739-2017-00016
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 28, 2017
Date of Event
November 30, 2017
Report Date
December 27, 2017
Manufacturer
VASCULAR INSIGHTS LLC
Product Code
KRA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NL
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CLARIVEIN OC PRODUCT IS NOT MARKETED IN THE USA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A PROCEDURE IN WHICH THE CLARIVEIN OC INFUSION CATHETER WAS USED, PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT WHILE NAVIGATING THE CATHETER THROUGH THE VASCULATURE, THE DISPERSION WIRE BECAME CAUGHT ON THE VESSEL TISSUE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE CATHETER, THE DISPERSION WIRE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN, RESULTING IN A 16 CM WIRE FRAGMENT, WHICH THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED USING A CLAMP VIA A 5CM INCISION UNDER LOCAL ANESTHETIC. THE PHYSICIAN NOTED THAT THE CATHETER ASSEMBLY PORTION OF THE CLARIVEIN DEVICE DID NOT LOCK INTO THE MDU PORTION OF THE DEVICE (MOTOR DRIVE UNIT).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
930017 CLARIVEIN OC INFUSION CATHETER CLARIVEIN OC INFUSION CATHETER KRA VASCULAR INSIGHTS LLC O-65-018-E4S SP65E140454535O

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 43 YR Required Intervention