MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MERIT MEDICAL MANUFACTURING NEPHROURETERAL.STENT SYSTEM; STENT, URETERAL

Catalog Number	RCX22-8-038/A
Medical Device Problem Codes	Fracture (1260); Material Separation (1562)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	11/23/2021
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The suspect device is expected to return for evaluation.A follow up will be submitted when the evaluation is complete.
Event or Problem Description
The account alleges that during a nephroureteral stent (nus) placement procedure, the catheter fractured following the 3rd and final step of deployment.Resistance was experienced by the clinician.The patient was transferred to the angiography suite for a more thorough investigation.The device was successfully retrieved from the patient and a new stent was successfully deployed.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The suspect device is expected to return for evaluation.A follow up will be submitted when the evaluation is complete.
Event or Problem Description
The account alleges that during a nephroureteral stent (nus) placement procedure, the catheter fractured following the 3rd and final step of deployment.Resistance was experienced by the clinician.The patient was transferred to the angiography suite for a more thorough investigation.The device was successfully retrieved from the patient and a new stent was successfully deployed.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The suspect device was not returned for evaluation.The complaint could not be confirmed.The root cause could not be determined.A search of the complaint database was performed and no similar complaints for this lot number were found.The device history record was reviewed, and no exception documents were found.

• Brand Name: NEPHROURETERAL.STENT SYSTEM
• Common Device Name: STENT, URETERAL
• Manufacturer (Section D): MERIT MEDICAL MANUFACTURING; 14646 kirby dr; houston TX 77047
• Manufacturer (Section G): MERIT MEDICAL MANUFACTURING; 14646 kirby dr; houston TX 77047
• Manufacturer Contact: bryson heaton ; 1600 merit parkway; south jordan, UT 84095 ; 8012084662
• MDR Report Key: 12965422
• Report Number: 3010665433-2021-00118
• Device Sequence Number: 17249183
• Product Code: FAD
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00884450458549
• UDI-Public: 884450458549
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: IL
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K161277
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2021
• Device Explanted Year: 2021
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Health Professional,User Facility,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 11/24/2021

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: 08/10/2023
• Device Catalogue Number: RCX22-8-038/A
• Device Lot Number: E2207000
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 11/24/2021
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/03/2022
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/08/2021
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 01/06/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 09/07/2021
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Unknown