UNKNOWN
Report
- Report Number
- 3002808486-2018-00516
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 7, 2018
- Report Date
- April 8, 2019
- Manufacturer
- WILLIAM COOK EUROPE
- Product Code
- DTK
- PMA / PMN Number
- K090140
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
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.
EXEMPTION NUMBER E2016032. WILLIAM COOK EUROPE APS (MANUFACTURER) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF COOK MEDICAL INCORPORATED (CMI) (IMPORTER). DEVICE CODE:NO CODE AVAILABLE ((B)(4))-DEVICE PERFORATION. (B)(4). BLANK FIELDS ON THIS FORM INDICATE THE INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE, OR UNCHANGED. 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.
DESCRIPTION OF EVENT ACCORDING TO SHORT FORM COMPLAINT FILED: IT IS ALLEGED THAT "[PT] RECEIVED A COOK GUNTHER TULIP FILTER ON (B)(6) 2011". PATIENT OUTCOME: IT IS ALLEGED THAT [PT] WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
AS PER A CT SCAN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2017, "IVC IS NORMAL. VENA CAVA FILTER IS NOTED CENTRALLY WITHIN THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA AND ANGLES SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE APEX OF THE FILTER DOES NOT TOUCH THE IVC WALL HOWEVER. THE TIP OF THE FILTER PROTRUDES 1.4CM ABOVE THE LOWER MOST MARGIN OF THE RIGHT RENAL VEIN. FILTER STRUTS PROJECT BEYOND THE EXPECTED LUMEN OF THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA. THERE IS AN ANTERIOR STRUT THAT ABUTS A LOOP OF SMALL BOWEL AND THEN THERE IS A LEFT SIDED STRUT THAT ABUTS THE ABDOMINAL AORTA. STRUTS ARE INTACT."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333000 | UNKNOWN | DTK FILTER, INTRAVASCULAR, CARDIOVASCULAR | DTK | WILLIAM COOK EUROPE | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life Threatening |