MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN EVERCROSS 035; CATHETER, ANGIOPLASTY, PERIPHERAL, TRANSLUMINA

Model Number	AB35W07040080
Medical Device Problem Code	Burst Container or Vessel (1074)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	04/21/2021
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
Physician was attempting to use a evercross pta balloon during procedure to treat a moderately calcified lesion in the distal superficial femoral artery with 75% stenosis.The vessel was little tortuous.There was no damage to packaging.There was no issue noted when removing device from hoop/tray.The device was prepped per ifu with no issues identified.It was reported that balloon burst occurred.The device passed through a previously deployed stent.There was no resistance encountered when advancing the device.Physician used directional atherectomy and drug coated balloon to complete the procedure.There was no patient injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information: the burst occurred 1 minute into inflation at 12 atm.The balloon was removed as one entire piece, fragmentation did not occur.No vessel damage was noted.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
Device evaluation visual inspection under a microscope shows both marker bands are intact.A 20ml water filled syringe was used to flush the device and a steady stream of water was observed exiting the tip.A 0.035¿ guidewire from the lab was front loaded via the tip and exited out of the gw port of the luer with no difficulty.An attempt was made to inflate the balloon and a burst is noted in the center of the balloon.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: EVERCROSS 035
• Common Device Name: CATHETER, ANGIOPLASTY, PERIPHERAL, TRANSLUMINA
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN; 4600 nathan lane north; plymouth MN 55442
• MDR Report Key: 11753153
• Report Number: 2183870-2021-00160
• Device Sequence Number: 17003949
• Product Code: LIT
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169974081
• UDI-Public: 00643169974081
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: CA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K082579
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 06/24/2021

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
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 10/08/2023
• Device Model Number: AB35W07040080
• Device Catalogue Number: AB35W07040080
• Device Lot Number: B098848
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 06/21/2021
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/23/2021
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/16/2021; 06/23/2021
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/30/2021
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 05/18/2021; 06/24/2021
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1