MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MERIT MEDICAL MANUFACTURING .IMPRESS®.BRAIDED; INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC

Catalog Number	565354RBI
Medical Device Problem Codes	Fracture (1260); Material Separation (1562)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	03/09/2022
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 a carotid arteriogram procedure the tip of the diagnostic 5f catheter detached within the patient.The physician had successfully acquired retrograde femoral artery access and had negotiated the patient's ilio-femoral conduit under fluoroscopy to successfully cannulate the targeted ostium.During catheter manipulations over a guidewire, the tip of the catheter detached within the patient's right iliac conduit.The physician then successfully externalized the foreign body with a vascular snare device thus liberating the vessel.A new device was used to successfully complete the procedure for the patient with no additional consequences to report.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The suspect device has been returned for evaluation.The complaint is confirmed.The root cause is attributed to the manufacturing process.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.Corrective actions are in process.

• Brand Name: .IMPRESS®.BRAIDED
• Common Device Name: INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC
• 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 bsn,rn. ; 1600 merit parkway; 8012084662
• MDR Report Key: 13802963
• Report Number: 3010665433-2022-00026
• Device Sequence Number: 17391803
• Product Code: DQO
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00884450035900
• UDI-Public: 884450035900
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: AL
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• 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: User Facility,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 03/09/2022

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: 10/04/2024
• Device Catalogue Number: 565354RBI
• Device Lot Number: E2240459
• 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: 03/09/2022
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/02/2022
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/17/2022
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 06/16/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 12/12/2021
• 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
• Concomitant Medical Products and Therapy/Usage Dates: INTERVENTIONAL GUIDEWIRE
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Unknown