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

Model Number	00884450042526
Medical Device Problem Codes	Fracture (1260); Material Separation (1562)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	01/04/2023
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Event or Problem Description
The account alleges while performing a left leg angiography procedure, the clinician entered through the right groin and went up and over to the bifurcation and down the left leg.The clinician used a stiff glide from terumo to place the catheter and then exchanged with an amplatz wire.While trying to remove the catheter over the wire, the catheter tip separated and within the patient.The foreign body was successfully retrieved using a snare.No additional patient consequence to report.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The suspect device has been returned for evaluation.A follow up will be submitted when the evaluation is complete.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The suspect device was not returned for evaluation.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 complaint for this lot number was identified.

• Brand Name: IMPRESS®.BRAIDED CATHETER
• Common Device Name: PERIPHERAL CATHETERS
• Manufacturer (Section D): MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.; 14646 kirby drive; houston TX 77047
• Manufacturer (Section G): MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.; 14646 kirby drive; houston TX 77047
• Manufacturer Contact: bryson heaton ; 1600 merit parkway; south jordan, UT 84095
• MDR Report Key: 16137456
• Report Number: 3010665433-2023-00007
• Device Sequence Number: 20498050
• Product Code: DQO
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00884450042526
• UDI-Public: 00884450042526
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: IN
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K093004
• 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): 01/04/2023

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: 08/01/2025
• Device Model Number: 00884450042526
• Device Catalogue Number: 46538BER-H
• Device Lot Number: E2472612
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 01/05/2023
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/04/2023
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/11/2023
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/11/2023
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 05/18/2023
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 09/30/2022
• 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
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Unknown