MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC IRELAND SILVERHAWK BTK; CATHETER, PERIPHERAL, ATHERECTOMY

Model Number P4044

Device Problems Device Damaged by Another Device (2915); Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material (2944)

Patient Problem No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)

Event Date 05/17/2021

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

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

Event Description

Physician attempted to use a silverhawk btk atherectomy device with a 6fr non-medtronic sheath and 0.014 non-medtronic guidewire during treatment of an 80mm soft tissue cto (chronic total occlusion-100%) in the patient¿s mid right popliteal artery.Slight vessel calcification is reported.Artery diameter reported as 4mm.Ifu was followed.The vessel was not pre-dilated.It is reported that after running the device and pulled out of the body, a black string like substance was encountered coming out of the cutter window.The observed material appeared to be fibrous.Unclear if this was part of the device.The device was not wiped down between insertions.The cutter was inside housing when removed.When removed from patients, all parts of device were accounted for.The device was removed safely.A replacement hawk one device was opened to complete the procedure.No patient injury reported.

Manufacturer Narrative

Device evaluation the cutter returned in the housing at approx.0.6cm distal from the cutter window.The cutter retracts back to the cutter window when the cutter driver is powered on.Lots of plaque substance noted around and within the cutter window.An attempt to advance the cutter was made and the cutter will only advance to 0.6cm into the housing.Some light fibers noted within the cutter window.Visual inspection of the distal tip and metal assembly shows no damage.Image review two cine images were received from the customer.Cine 1: in this image, the silverhawk device appears to be within the target lesion and the distal tip is noted below what appears to be a ball of soft tissue.Cine 2: in both cine images provided by the customer it is hard to visualise an abnormality.A black circular shape is noted in the image which may be a soft tissue, but this cannot be confirmed.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: SILVERHAWK BTK
• Type of Device: CATHETER, PERIPHERAL, ATHERECTOMY
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC IRELAND; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI
• MDR Report Key: 11929667
• MDR Text Key: 254041660
• Report Number: 9612164-2021-02162
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: MCW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169968479
• UDI-Public: 00643169968479
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K061188
• 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: 07/05/2021

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
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 11/24/2022
• Device Model Number: P4044
• Device Catalogue Number: P4044
• Device Lot Number: 0010468763
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 06/15/2021
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 05/17/2021
• Initial Date FDA Received: 06/03/2021
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 06/30/2021
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 07/05/2021
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 35 YR