MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC IRELAND ATK TURBOHAWK SMOOTH; CATHETER, PERIPHERAL, ATHERECTOMY

Model Number TH-LX-M

Device Problems Peeled/Delaminated (1454); Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907); Material Deformation (2976)

Patient Problem Perforation (2001)

Event Date 05/31/2022

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

Physician used a turbohawk directional atherectomy during procedure to treat a little calcified plaque lesion with chronic total occlusion (cto-100%).The vessel was a little tortuous.The vessel diameter and lesion length are 5mm and 100mm respectively.The device was inspected with no issues noted.The device was prepped per ifu with no issues identified.It was reported that after the rotary excision, the excised plaques appeared material similar to non-human tissue, translucent like plastic, and the blood vessel was ruptured during the excision process.The device was not damaged.Patient complications associated with this event are vessel damage/injury and perforation.Balloon compression was used to treat vessel damage/perforation.No further patient injury reported.The patient has been discharged.

Manufacturer Narrative

Product analysis there was plastic like material returned in the ziplock bag.A visual inspection showed that the material is most likely pet liner from the housing as indents on the material match the inside of the housing.An inspection of the housing could not reveal where the pet liner came off.The thumbswitch and cutter could be retracted and advanced without issue, imageanalysis # (b)(4): the customer returned two images.Image 1 shows 2 pieces of plastic like material that is most likely pet liner from the housing.Image 2 shows a small ziplock bag.There is unknown liquid and some material in the bag.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: ATK TURBOHAWK SMOOTH
• Type of Device: CATHETER, PERIPHERAL, ATHERECTOMY
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC IRELAND; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDTRONIC IRELAND; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI
• Manufacturer Contact: alison sweeney ; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI ; 091708096
• MDR Report Key: 14712358
• MDR Text Key: 294613669
• Report Number: 9612164-2022-02277
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: MCW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169968424
• UDI-Public: 00643169968424
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: CH
• PMA/PMN Number: K093301
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 07/15/2022

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 06/16/2022
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: TH-LX-M
• Device Catalogue Number: TH-LX-M
• Device Lot Number: 0010687285
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 07/11/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 05/19/2021
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 57 YR
• Patient Sex: Male