MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN GOOSENECK SNARE; CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS

Model Number GN2500

Device Problems Defective Device (2588); Material Deformation (2976)

Patient Problem No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)

Event Date 04/28/2020

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

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

Event Description

Physician was attempting to use a goose neck snare during procedure to treat lesion in the right ventricle (rca) to snare a non-medtronic device.The device was used in an infected patient.The device was inspected with no issues noted.The device was prepped per ifu with no issues identified.The vessel was moderately tortuous.The vessel was stenosed.It was reported that the break was at the joint before the wire was divided into the loop part.The loop part was not torn, but two wires split into two forks at the junction and one of the wires was broken.It was said that the loop junction part of the snare was only extended, it was not torn.There was no fragments left in the patient.The device was removed and a non medtronic snare was used to completed procedure.It was reported that the junction were the looped wire was separated in tow parts.It seemed the wire on one part was broken.The snare wire was split/separated.The device was safely removed from patient.There was no intervention required to remove the snare.There was no patient injury reported.

Manufacturer Narrative

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: GOOSENECK SNARE
• Type of Device: CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN; 4600 nathan lane north; plymouth MN 55442
• MDR Report Key: 10090949
• MDR Text Key: 198299297
• Report Number: 2183870-2020-00153
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: DQY
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00821684004043
• UDI-Public: 00821684004043
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K970668
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,foreig
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 07/23/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 05/27/2020
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: GN2500
• Device Catalogue Number: GN2500
• Device Lot Number: A873024
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 07/22/2020
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1