BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

    UNKNOWN

    MDR report key: 7435422 · Received April 17, 2018

    Report

    Report Number
    3002808486-2018-00464
    Event Type
    Death
    Date Received
    April 17, 2018
    Report Date
    June 1, 2018
    Manufacturer
    WILLIAM COOK EUROPE
    Product Code
    DTK
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    TX, US
    Reporter Occupation
    ATTORNEY

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    EXEMPTION NUMBER E2016032. WILLIAM COOK EUROPE APS (MANUFACTURER) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF COOK MEDICAL INCORPORATED (CMI) (IMPORTER). CORRECTED DATA: B1. F10) PATIENT CODE: VESSELS, PERFORATION OF (2135) LISTED IN THE IFU, PULMONARY EMBOLISM (1498) LISTED IN THE IFU, ANXIETY (2328) NOT LISTED IN THE IFU DEVICE CODE: UNINTENDED MOVEMENT (3026) NOT LISTED IN THE IFU, NO CODE AVAILABLE (3191) (DEVICE PERFORATION) LISTED IN THE IFU G1) NAME AND ADDRESS FOR IMPORTER SITE: COOK MEDICAL INCORPORATED (CMI) 400 DANIELS WAY BLOOMINGTON, IN 47404 REGISTRATION NO.: 3005580113. THIS REPORT INCLUDES INFORMATION KNOWN AT THIS TIME. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS REQUIRED BY THE FDA UNDER 21 CFR PART 803. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON UNCONFIRMED INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY OTHERS. NEITHER THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT NOR ANY STATEMENT MADE IN IT IS INTENDED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT ANY COOK DEVICE IS DEFECTIVE OR MALFUNCTIONED; THAT A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY OCCURRED; OR THAT ANY COOK DEVICE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO; OR IS LIKELY TO CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IF A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    EXEMPTION NUMBER E2016032. WILLIAM COOK EUROPE APS (MANUFACTURER) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF COOK MEDICAL INCORPORATED (CMI) (IMPORTER). G1) NAME AND ADDRESS FOR IMPORTER SITE: COOK MEDICAL INCORPORATED (CMI) 400 DANIELS WAY BLOOMINGTON, IN 47404 REGISTRATION NO.: 3005580113. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: INVESTIGATION: INVESTIGATION IS REOPENED DUE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED. IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE OR EVALUATE THIS ALLEGED EVENT BASED ON THE LIMITED INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DATE VIA THE OPERATIVE NOTE STATING 'TULIP, PE, TILT, VC PERFORATION, ANXIETY, MENTAL ANGUISH, STRESS, (DEATH)'. COOK WILL REOPEN ITS INVESTIGATION IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED WARRANTING SUPPLEMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 C.F.R. 803.56. UNKNOWN IF THE REPORTED PATIENT DEATH IS RELATED TO THE FILTER. VENA CAVA WALL PERFORATION IS A KNOWN POTENTIAL COMPLICATION OF VENA CAVA FILTERS. BOTH SYMPTOMATIC AND ASYMPTOMATIC EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. AMONG OTHER CAUSES, VENA CAVA WALL PERFORATION MAY INADVERTENTLY BE INITIATED BY IMPROPER DEPLOYMENT, EXCESSIVE FORCE OR MANIPULATIONS NEAR AN IMPLANTED FILTER (E.G., A SURGICAL PROCEDURE IN THE VICINITY OF A FILTER) AND (OR) PROCEDURES THAT INVOLVE OTHER DEVICES BEING PASSED THROUGH AN IN SITU FILTER. THERE IS A CURRENT DEBATE IN THE PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE ON A DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN IVC WALL PERFORATION WITH AND WITHOUT CLINICAL SEQUELAE. E.G. FILTER LEGS MAY BE OUTSIDE THE CONTRAST LUMEN ON IMAGING WITHOUT ACTUALLY PERFORATING THE IVC WALL (KNOWN AS TENTING) AND WITH NO CLINICAL SEQUELAE. IN CONTRAST, PERFORATION OF ADJACENT ORGANS IS REPORTED WITH CLINICAL SEQUELAE. FILTER TILT IS A KNOWN RISK IN RELATION TO FILTER IMPLANT REPORTED IN THE PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND MAY OCCUR DURING PLACEMENT OR DURING IMPLANTING PERIOD. PE IS A KNOWN RISK IN RELATION TO FILTER IMPLANT REPORTED IN THE PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE. ALSO, IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PULMONARY EMBOLISM IN SOME CASES MAY ORIGINATE FROM UPPER EXTREMITIES INSTEAD OF LOWER EXTREMITY VEINS. WITH ALL FILTERS, THERE IS SOME RISK OF FURTHER PULMONARY EMBOLISM. UNKNOWN IF THE REPORTED ANXIETY, MENTAL ANGUISH, STRESS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FILTER AND UNABLE TO IDENTIFY CORRESPONDING FAILURE MODE(S) AT THIS TIME. TULIP FILTER IS MANUFACTURED AND INSPECTED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THIS DEVICE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS AND NOTHING INDICATES THAT THE FILTER DID NOT PERFORM AS INTENDED, E.G. INTENDED FOR THE PREVENTION OF RECURRENT PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE) VIA PLACEMENT IN THE VENA CAVA. THIS REPORT IS REQUIRED BY THE FDA UNDER 21 CFR PART 803. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON UNCONFIRMED INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY OTHERS. NEITHER THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT NOR ANY STATEMENT MADE IN IT IS INTENDED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT ANY COOK DEVICE IS DEFECTIVE OR MALFUNCTIONED; THAT A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY OCCURRED; OR THAT ANY COOK DEVICE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO; OR IS LIKELY TO CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IF A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    EXEMPTION NUMBER E2016032. WILLIAM COOK EUROPE APS (MANUFACTURER) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF COOK MEDICAL INCORPORATED (CMI) (IMPORTER). MANUFACTURERS REF# (B)(4). D4) CATALOG# IS UNKNOWN BUT REFERRED TO AS COOK GUNTHER TULIP FILTER G1) NAME AND ADDRESS FOR IMPORTER SITE: COOK MEDICAL INCORPORATED (CMI) 400 DANIELS WAY BLOOMINGTON, IN 47404 REGISTRATION NO.: 3005580113. (B)(4). IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO INVESTIGATE OR EVALUATE THIS ALLEGED EVENT BASED ON THE LIMITED INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DATE. COOK WILL REOPEN ITS INVESTIGATION IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVING WARRANTING SUPPLEMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 C.F.R. 803.56.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 26APR2018 AS FOLLOWS: ¿[PT] ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED AN IMPLANT ON (B)(6) 2014 VIA THE LEFT FEMORAL VEIN DUE TO HISTORY OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS, MULTIPLE PULMONARY EMBOLI, RECURRENT GASTROINTESTINAL BLEED. [PT] IS ALLEGING TILT, VENA CAVA PERFORATION, PULMONARY EMBOLISM (POST-IMPLANT). [PT] FURTHER ALLEGES ANXIETY, MENTAL ANGUISH AND STRESS. IT IS REPORTED [PT] EXPIRED ON (B)(6) 2018 WITHOUT FURTHER DETAILS. THERE ARE NO FILTER RETRIEVAL ATTEMPTS.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    DESCRIPTION OF EVENT ACCORDING TO SHORT FORM COMPLAINT FILED: IT IS ALLEGED THAT "[PT] RECEIVED A COOK GUNTHER TULIP FILTER ON (B)(6) 2014". PATIENT OUTCOME: PATIENT IS DECEASED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    279944 UNKNOWN DTK FILTER, INTRAVASCULAR, CARDIOVASCULAR DTK WILLIAM COOK EUROPE

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Death