MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN PROTEGE EVERFLEX SELF-EXPANDING STENT SYSTEM LONG; STENTS, DRAINS AND DILATORS FOR THE BILIARY DUCTS

Model Number	PRB35-07-200-120
Medical Device Problem Codes	Difficult to Remove (1528); Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	02/22/2022
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 protégé everflex self-expanding stent during procedure to treat a moderately calcified lesion in the mid superficial femoral artery (sfa).The vessel was moderately tortuous.No embolic protection was used.There was no damage noted to packaging.There was no issue noted when removing the device from hoop/tray.The device was prepped per ifu with no issues identified.It was reported that removal difficulties occurred.There was difficulty removing device following stent deployment.The delivery catheter caught on stent upon withdrawal.The lesion was not pre dilated.The device passed through a previously deployed stent.There was no resistance encountered when advancing the device.The make and model of the previously deployed stent is unknown.The stent was deployed and during retrieval process, the detachment was noticed on the guidewire.There was no patient injury reported.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information: on the way out the doctor realized the tip detached and was still on the wire.No snare or intervention required for removal.No vessel damage 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
Image analysis one image was provided for evaluation.In the image you can see the distal section fo the protégé everflex detached.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: PROTEGE EVERFLEX SELF-EXPANDING STENT SYSTEM LONG
• Common Device Name: STENTS, DRAINS AND DILATORS FOR THE BILIARY DUCTS
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN; 4600 nathan lane north; plymouth MN 55442
• Manufacturer (Section G): COVIDIEN; 4600 nathan lane north; plymouth MN 55442
• Manufacturer Contact: alison sweeney ; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI ; 091708096
• MDR Report Key: 13707109
• Report Number: 2183870-2022-00078
• Device Sequence Number: 12121073
• Product Code: FGE
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00821684060162
• UDI-Public: 00821684060162
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: NY
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: P110023
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2022
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/30/2022

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: 07/29/2022
• Device Model Number: PRB35-07-200-120
• Device Catalogue Number: PRB35-07-200-120
• Device Lot Number: A873466
• 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: 02/22/2022
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/08/2022; 05/27/2022
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/09/2022
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 03/10/2022; 05/30/2022
• Date Device Manufactured: 07/30/2019
• 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
• Patient Sex: Male