MAUDE Adverse Event Report: PENUMBRA, INC. INDIGO SYSTEM ASPIRATION CATHETER 8; DXE

Model Number CAT8XTORQ115KIT-A

Device Problems Decrease in Suction (1146); Material Deformation (2976)

Patient Problem No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)

Event Date 02/24/2020

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

The device has been returned and the investigation results are pending.A follow up mdr will be submitted upon completion of the device investigation.

Event Description

The patient was undergoing a thrombectomy procedure to treat a deep vein thrombosis (dvt) using an indigo system aspiration catheter 8 (cat8), non-penumbra sheath and, non-penumbra glide catheter.During the procedure, it was reported that the physician was able to remove a large volume of the clot using a standard coring technique following a tissue plasminogen activator (tpa) infusion with the glide catheter.Next, while advancing the cat8, the physician noticed that tip of the cat8 started to slightly bend and the flow into the canister became slow.The physician continued to use the same cat8 to complete four passes and completed the procedure.After the procedure, upon further inspection of the cat8 distal tip, the physician noticed that the distal deflection to be slightly kinked.There was no report of an adverse effect to the patient.

Manufacturer Narrative

Results: the returned cat8 was kinked at approximately 113.0 cm from the hub.During functional testing, a test mandrel was inserted into the returned cat8 and the test mandrel was unable to advance through the kinked location on the catheter.Conclusions: evaluation of the returned cat8 confirmed a distal kink.If the device is advanced against resistance, damage such as a distal kink may occur.No other devices associated with the complaint were returned for evaluation; therefore, the root cause of the resistance was unable to be determined.The distal kink may have contributed to the decrease in aspiration experienced during the procedure; however, the complaint indicated that the cat8 was used to complete the procedure.Penumbra catheters are inspected during in-process inspection and during quality inspection after manufacturing.The manufacturing records for this lot were reviewed and did not reveal any outstanding discrepancies, design, or quality concerns.

• Brand Name: INDIGO SYSTEM ASPIRATION CATHETER 8
• Type of Device: DXE
• Manufacturer (Section D): PENUMBRA, INC.; one penumbra place; alameda CA 94502
• MDR Report Key: 9850223
• MDR Text Key: 188406685
• Report Number: 3005168196-2020-00386
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: DXE
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00815948020450
• UDI-Public: 00815948020450
• Combination Product (y/n): Y
• PMA/PMN Number: K142870
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 01/01/2005,02/24/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 06/24/2022
• Device Model Number: CAT8XTORQ115KIT-A
• Device Catalogue Number: CAT8XTORQ115KIT
• Device Lot Number: F91267
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 03/02/2020
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: Yes
• Date Report Sent to FDA: 01/01/2005
• Date Report to Manufacturer: 01/10/2005
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 02/24/2020
• Initial Date FDA Received: 03/18/2020
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 03/30/2020
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 04/21/2020
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 72 YR