MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN TRAILBLAZER SUPPORT CATHETER; CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS

Model Number SC-018-135

Device Problem Device Damaged by Another Device (2915)

Patient Problems No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)

Event Date 10/19/2020

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

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

Event Description

Physician intended to use a trailblazer support catheter with a 6fr non-medtronic sheath and 0.018 nitrex wire during treatment of a 100mm cto (chronic total occlusion-100%) in the patient¿s mid left superficial femoral artery (sfa).Severe vessel tortuosity is reported.Artery diameter reported as 7mm.Ifu was followed.Damaged components related to the trailblazer device are reported during the procedure.It is reported the nitrex wire came out of the trailblazer proximal to the distal end of the catheter.No breaks are reported.The trailblazer was removed from the patient and replaced.No patient injury reported.

Manufacturer Narrative

Additional information: there was no malfunction alleged against the nitrex wire.No components of the trailblazer detached or fractured.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

Image review a short procedural cine video was received for analysis.Screen shots from the video were taken for analysis.The first four images are of the nitrex wire being advanced through the trailblazer support catheter.In the fifth and sixth images the distal tip of the nitrex wire is visibly outside the trailblazer support catheter.Based on the sudden deflection of the nitrex wire tip it is most likely that the nitrex wire breached the trailblazer catheter around images three and four.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: TRAILBLAZER SUPPORT CATHETER
• Type of Device: CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN; 4600 nathan lane north; plymouth MN 55442
• MDR Report Key: 10770069
• MDR Text Key: 214125129
• Report Number: 2183870-2020-00352
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: DQY
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00763000104771
• UDI-Public: 00763000104771
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K092299
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 01/14/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 11/02/2020
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 07/23/2023
• Device Model Number: SC-018-135
• Device Catalogue Number: SC-018-135
• Device Lot Number: B058359
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 01/13/2021
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1