MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC IRELAND SILVERHAWK BTK; CATHETER, PERIPHERAL, ATHERECTOMY

Catalog Number P4028

Device Problems Break (1069); Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)

Patient Problems Injury (2348); Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque (3165)

Event Date 09/05/2019

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

Physician used a silverhawk device during treatment of a 200 mm calcified lesion in the patient¿s mid, distal and proximal right superficial femoral artery (sfa) of diameter 6 mm.Moderate tortuosity and calcification are reported.Lesion exhibited 30-40% stenosis.Ifu was followed.Device prepped without issue.It is reported that the device was used without issue to treat an initial cto at mid/distal lesion.Four passes were made with the silverhawk device.Minimal resistance was experienced when removing the device.Minimal grip applied and the resistance was relinquished as break occurred.Angiogram visualized a loop in the wire distal to sheath tip and confirmation of device tip remaining on wire.A dilator advanced through the sheath in an attempt to straighten wire unsuccessfully, resulting in the wire breaking apart.The dilator and wire end were removed.A non-medtronic 0.014 guidewire was advanced to the original lesion, followed by successful use of two nanocross pta balloons at 10atm and 8 atm respectively.A gooseneck snare was then advanced via right antegrade access with a 6fr sheath in attempt to snare the broken wire and tip.Multiple unsuccessful attempts were made with the goosneck snare.The physician ultimately decided to stent the broken wire and silverhawk tip against vessel wall.

Manufacturer Narrative

Additional information: severe resistance was encountered when removing the device.The tip detachment occurred in the superficial femoral artery (sfa) during removal of the device.The cutter was located inside the housing for removal of the device from the patient.A protégé everflex was used to jail the tip and wire to the vessel wall.Patient is stable.No further treatment required.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Manufacturer Narrative

Device evaluation the silverhawk was inspected.The distal assembly fractured off distal the cutter window.The fracture face was ductile in nature and occurred approximately 0.5 cm.Zipper tearing of the gw lumen was observed.The distal tip which fractured off was not returned.Zipper tearing of the entire torque shaft guidewire limen was noted.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: SILVERHAWK BTK
• Type of Device: CATHETER, PERIPHERAL, ATHERECTOMY
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC IRELAND; parkmore business park west; galway
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDTRONIC IRELAND; parkmore business park west; galway
• Manufacturer Contact: toni o'doherty ; parkmore business park west; galway ; 091708734
• MDR Report Key: 8974734
• MDR Text Key: 156904056
• Report Number: 9612164-2019-03805
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: MCW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169968455
• UDI-Public: 00643169968455
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K061188
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 11/25/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 09/09/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 05/14/2022
• Device Catalogue Number: P4028
• Device Lot Number: 0009741292
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 09/20/2019
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 11/22/2019
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 05/15/2019
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: N
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 87 YR
• Patient Weight: 63