MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS MEXICO IMPRESS®.BRAIDED CATHETER; CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC

Catalog Number 56538MW2/JPB

Device Problems Fracture (1260); Material Separation (1562)

Patient Problem Foreign Body In Patient (2687)

Event Date 01/26/2024

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

The suspect device is not expected to return for evaluation.A follow-up report will be submitted once the evaluation is complete.

Event Description

The account alleges that during an embolization procedure for internal iliac artery the tip of the catheter detached within the patient.The catheter was inserted from femoral artery and delivered to the internal iliac artery.During the procedure, a guidewire penetrated the side of the tip of the catheter, causing the tip detachment.It was found that the wire went out from the catheter before reaching its tip hole.The physician moved the wire backward and forward within the catheter several times, and it was found that the wire deviated from the catheter every time.Thus, the catheter was attempted to be pulled backward.At that time, the detachment was confirmed.The major portion of the catheter was withdrawn out, and it was found to be broken off at the junction between the black tip and the purple shaft.The vessel had slight calcification as well as tortuosity.The detached portion has been remaining within iliolumbar artery, and it has not been retrieved due to a physician's decision.

Manufacturer Narrative

The suspect medical device was not returned for evaluation.The complaint could not be confirmed.The root cause could not be determined.The device history record was reviewed, and no exception documents were found.A search of the complaint database was performed and no similar complaints for this lot number were identified.Should the device be returned later, the investigation will be reopened.

• Brand Name: IMPRESS®.BRAIDED CATHETER
• Type of Device: CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC
• Manufacturer (Section D): MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS MEXICO; 8830 siempre viva rd #100; san diego CA 92154
• Manufacturer (Section G): MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS MEXICO; 8830 siempre viva rd #100; san diego CA 92154
• Manufacturer Contact: bryson heaton ; 1600 merit parkway; south jordan, UT 84095 ; 8012084662
• MDR Report Key: 18646318
• MDR Text Key: 334620445
• Report Number: 3011642792-2024-00010
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: DQO
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: JA
• PMA/PMN Number: K053171
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Foreign,User Facility,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 01/26/2024

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 02/05/2024
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 56538MW2/JPB
• Device Lot Number: I2593042
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 03/28/2024
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: No
• Date Device Manufactured: 01/27/2023
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention