MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. IMPRESS®; CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC

Model Number	00884450020135
Medical Device Problem Codes	Fracture (1260); Material Separation (1562)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	06/05/2023
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 an aorto-gram of the left common iliac/external iliac artery was performed when the catheter tip detached.The foreign body was retrieved successfully with a vascular snare device.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The suspect medical device has been returned for a full evaluation.The device was visually and microscopically investigated.The complaint is confirmed.The root cause is related to the clinical forces imposed upon the device within a tortuous anatomy.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.

• Brand Name: IMPRESS®
• Common Device Name: CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC
• 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 ; 8012084662
• MDR Report Key: 17115177
• Report Number: 3010665433-2023-00049
• Device Sequence Number: 6574975
• Product Code: DQO
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00884450020135
• UDI-Public: 00884450020135
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: AS
• 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): 06/06/2023

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: 11/02/2024
• Device Model Number: 00884450020135
• Device Catalogue Number: 46535BER
• Device Lot Number: E2238040
• 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: 06/06/2023
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/26/2023
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 06/13/2023
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 06/27/2023
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 02/13/2023
• 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