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

Model Number TH-LX-M

Device Problems Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907); Difficult to Advance (2920)

Patient Problem No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)

Event Date 03/07/2022

Event Type  malfunction  

Event Description

Physician was attempting to use turbohawk directional atherectomy along with non-medtronic 7fr sheath, guidewire and 7mm embolic protection during procedure to treat a moderately calcified lesion in the right proximal superficial femoral artery (sfa) with chronic total occlusion (cto-100%).The vessel was none tortuous.The vessel diameter and lesion length are 6mm and 100mm respectively.Thevessel was not pre dilated but post dilated.Ifu was followed.It was reported that moderate resistance occurred during withdrawal and the tip detached but did not separate at the hinge pin.The nosecone detached from cutter.The device would not come out of sheath and when finally removed, the nose cone was separated from cutter.The device was safely removed from patient.The was no patient injury reported.

Manufacturer Narrative

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

Manufacturer Narrative

Product analysis a visual inspection showed that the tip detached at the cutter window and there is biologics present in the detached tip.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: 13730769
• MDR Text Key: 287184757
• Report Number: 9612164-2022-00954
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: MCW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169968424
• UDI-Public: 00643169968424
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K111723
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Health Professional,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 06/24/2022

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 03/11/2022
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 05/03/2024
• Device Model Number: TH-LX-M
• Device Catalogue Number: TH-LX-M
• Device Lot Number: 0010667121
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 06/23/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 05/04/2021
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 68 YR
• Patient Sex: Male
• Patient Weight: 91 KG