MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MERIT MEDICAL MANUFACTURING IMPRESS®.BRAIDED CATHETER; PERIPHERAL CATHETERS

Catalog Number	510035HH1/CN
Medical Device Problem Codes	Fracture (1260); Material Separation (1562)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	07/11/2022
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Event or Problem Description
The account alleges that during a peripheral vascular interventional procedure, the catheter tip detached within the patient.The physician had acquired retrograde arterial access and had negotiated the patient's ilio-femoral conduit with a guidewire and the 5f catheter under fluoroscopy.During catheter manipulations over an interventional guidewire, the catheter tip detached.The physician successfully externalized part of the foreign body with a vascular snare device.The remaining foreign body could not be retrieved.The physician also deployed some peripheral scaffolding to successfully pin the foreign body within the patient's iliac conduit resulting in no additional consequences to report.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The suspect device is expected to return for evaluation.A follow up will be submitted when the evaluation is complete.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The suspect device was not returned for evaluation.A photograph was provided by the account.The complaint is confirmed but 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.Should the device be returned later, the investigation will be reopened.

• Brand Name: IMPRESS®.BRAIDED CATHETER
• Common Device Name: PERIPHERAL CATHETERS
• 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; south jordan, UT 84095
• MDR Report Key: 15070176
• Report Number: 3010665433-2022-00074
• Device Sequence Number: 20177750
• Product Code: DQO
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00884450009109
• UDI-Public: 884450009109
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CH
• 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): 07/11/2022

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: 05/05/2022
• Device Catalogue Number: 510035HH1/CN
• Device Lot Number: E1829442
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 07/11/2022
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 11/23/2022
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 07/20/2022
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 12/01/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 06/12/2020
• 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 GUIDE WIRE
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Unknown