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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.
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Medtronic received a report that the axium coil was located in the parent artery after the third loop and the physician attempted to reposition the coil but it did not change.It was noticed the coil was pre-detached, the physician attempted to push the remained coil in the aneurysm.The coil was implanted in the intended location.There were no surgical or medicinal interventions required.There was no friction or difficulty during delivery.The physician attempted to reposition the coil once.The physician did not attempt to detach the coil.The physician rotated the delivery pusher during the procedure and a continuous flush was administered during the procedure.The pushwire was not bent or broken.The devices were prepared as indicatedin the ifu.There were no patient symptoms or complications associated with the event.The patient was undergoing surgery for treatment of a saccular, unruptured aneurysm with a max diameter of 3.8mm and an unknown neck diameter.It was noted the patient's blood flow was normal and vessel tortuosity was moderate.
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