MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC. IMPRESS®; CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC

Catalog Number	5100354RBI
Medical Device Problem Codes	Fracture (1260); Material Separation (1562)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
Date of Event	02/01/2022
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 use, the catheter broke within the vertebral artery and was not able to remove the device.The fractured portion was left within the aneurysm sac.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The suspect device has been returned for evaluation.The device was examined visually and microscopically.Functional testing was performed.The complaint is confirmed.The root cause could not be determined.The device history record was reviewed, and no exception documents were found.A search of the complaint database was performed and no similar complaints for this lot number were identified.

• Brand Name: IMPRESS®
• Common Device Name: CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC
• Manufacturer (Section D): MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.; 14646 kirby drive; houston TX 77047
• Manufacturer (Section G): MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.; 14646 kirby drive; houston TX 77047
• Manufacturer Contact: bryson heaton ; 1600 merit parkway; south jordan, UT 84095
• MDR Report Key: 13538917
• Report Number: 3010665433-2022-00012
• Device Sequence Number: 19947636
• Product Code: DQO
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00884450103234
• UDI-Public: 884450103234
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: TH
• PMA/510(K) Number: K053171
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,User Facility,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 02/02/2022

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: 09/30/2022
• Device Catalogue Number: 5100354RBI
• Device Lot Number: E1682751
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/02/2022
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/01/2022
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 02/15/2022
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 06/16/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 10/10/2019
• 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