MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SITESEER 6F DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER; CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC

Catalog Number 6A0082

Device Problems Use of Device Problem (1670); Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)

Patient Problems Unspecified Tissue Injury (4559); Insufficient Information (4580)

Event Date 06/15/2021

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

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

Event Description

During a procedure an attempt was made to use one 6f siteseer catheter to treat a mildly tortuous and non calcified lesion in the distal lm artery.The device was removed from the packaging, inspected and prepped per ifu with no issues noted.Resistance was not encountered when advancing the device.Excessive force was not used during delivery.It was reported that while advancing the device from the radial route towards the left coronary system the catheter broke near the aorta.An attempt was made to remove the broken device with a snare, however this attempt led the catheter to break/ detach further into multiple pieces.The device was also expired when used in the patient.The patient is alive with no injury.

Manufacturer Narrative

Product analysis: one image was provided for still image review.The image provided shows a catheter whereby the distal end of the catheter appears to have detached from the body of the catheter.The ends of the detached portions appear clean cut as if cut by a sharp object.The smallest section of the detached portion of the catheter part appears damaged in addition to the distal end of the catheter jacket from which the distal section has detached.Product analysis: procedural images confirmed a detached catheter in the patient's vasculature.A snare was used to remove the detached catheter through the groin.There were no images provided capturing the detachments occurring.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.

Manufacturer Narrative

Additional information: annex d codes added correction: annex e code updated the patient is alive with no further injury.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: SITESEER 6F DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER
• Type of Device: CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC
• MDR Report Key: 12073986
• MDR Text Key: 258631639
• Report Number: 1220452-2021-00024
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: DQO
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20613994939757
• UDI-Public: 20613994939757
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K932092
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,foreig
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 10/12/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 06/28/2021
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 09/21/2019
• Device Catalogue Number: 6A0082
• Device Lot Number: 51012208
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 09/22/2021
• Date Device Manufactured: 09/21/2016
• 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
• Patient Age: 70 YR
• Patient Weight: 70