MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC, INC COUGAR GUIDE WIRE; WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER

Model Number	CGRXT190HS
Medical Device Problem Code	Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Unspecified Tissue Injury (4559)
Date of Event	03/01/2021
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
During a procedure, an attempt was made to use one cougar guidewire to treat a mildly calcified, mildly tortuous lesion.There was no damage noted to the packaging.The device was removed from packaging and prepped per ifu with no issues noted.The device was inspected with no issues noted.The wire tip was formed by the physician.The lesion was not pre-dilated.Resistance was encountered when advancing the device and excessive force was used during insertion/delivery.It was reported that the tip of the wire detached during delivery to the lesion.It was stated that one part of the device was retrieved using a snare and the other part of the device was blocked by implanting a stent.The patient was reported to be alive with no further injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information: resistance was not encountered during withdrawal of the device.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.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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information: three video files were provided for review.The distal section of the guidewire appeared to have detached.A snare was delivered to remove a section of the detached guidewire.There were no images provided of the detachment occurring or the delivery and deployment of a stent.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.
Additional 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.

• Brand Name: COUGAR GUIDE WIRE
• Common Device Name: WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC, INC; 37a cherry hill dr; danvers MA 01923
• MDR Report Key: 11420147
• Report Number: 1220452-2021-00006
• Device Sequence Number: 11709955
• Product Code: DQX
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169453326
• UDI-Public: 00643169453326
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: GR
• PMA/510(K) Number: K140695
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,foreig
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/19/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 07/17/2023
• Device Model Number: CGRXT190HS
• Device Catalogue Number: CGRXT190HS
• Device Lot Number: G20A07411
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/01/2021
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/05/2021; 05/17/2021; 05/17/2021
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/05/2021
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 03/23/2021; 05/19/2021; 05/19/2021
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention