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This report includes information known at this time.A follow-up report will be submitted should additional relevant information become available.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803 and is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement contained herein is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned, that a death or serious injury occurred, nor that any cook device caused, contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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It was reported that a nester platinum embolization microcoil became lodged in the catheter during a type 2 endoleak repair.The anatomical target was an aortic aneurysm and the vessel was approximately 7 cm.The user attempted to deploy the coil using a competitor's catheter and the wire guide and flush technique but the coil lodged in the catheter.The catheter and and coil were then removed with about half a centimeter of coil exiting the distal tip of the catheter.An additional wire alongside the coil was observed, which prevented the coil from advancing.A new, like coil and catheter were used to successfully complete the procedure.It was noted that a coil from the same lot had been placed successfully prior to the failure and that the catheter was flushed before each coil deployment.As reported, the patient did not experience any adverse effects or require any additional procedures due to this occurrence.
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Blank fields on this form indicate the information is unknown, unavailable, or unchanged.Investigation ¿ evaluation umass med ctr: university campus (united states) informed cook on (b)(6) 2022 of an event that occurred on the same date involving an mwce-35-14-10-nester-01 (nester platinum embolization microcoil) from lot 14271068.It was reported that the coil would not advance from the loading cartridge and there was an additional wire found in the loading cartridge that was preventing advancement.There were no adverse effects reported to the patient due to this occurrence.Reviews of the complaint history, device history record (dhr), quality control, and instructions for use (ifu), as well as a visual inspection of the returned device, were conducted during the investigation.One used device, a coil and a wire, were returned.Length of the wire was 19.7cm and the outer diameter was 0.00922.Cook has concluded that the device was manufactured out of specification.Additionally, a document-based investigation evaluation was performed.A review of the device master record (dmr) concluded that sufficient inspection activities are in place to identify this failure mode prior to distribution.A review of the dhr for the reported complaint device lot revealed no recorded non-conformances relevant to the failure mode.A database search did not identify any other events associated with the reported device lot.Based on the available information, cook has concluded that no additional nonconforming product from this lot exists in house or in the field.Cook also reviewed product labeling.The current instructions for use [t_nec2_rev0] does not have wording about this specific failure.Based on the information provided, inspection of the returned device, and the results of the investigation, cook confirmed this device was sent with the production process's working stylet.Therefore cook has concluded this event is due to a manufacturing deficiency.The appropriate personnel have been notified.Cook will continue to monitor for similar complaints.Per the risk assessment no further action is required.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803 and is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement contained herein is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned or that a death or serious injury occurred; nor is it admission that any cook device caused, contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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