MAUDE Adverse Event Report: PENUMBRA, INC. POD PACKING COIL; HCG, KRD

Catalog Number	RBYPODJ15
Medical Device Problem Codes	Physical Resistance/Sticking (4012); Premature Separation (4045)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	05/28/2023
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The product was not returned for evaluation.Without the return of the device, the root cause of the problem cannot be determined.The manufacturing records for this lot were reviewed and did not reveal any outstanding discrepancies, design, or quality concerns.
Event or Problem Description
The patient was undergoing a coil embolization procedure in the renal branches using pod packing coils (pod pc) and a non-penumbra microcatheter.During the procedure, while advancing a pod pc through the microcatheter, the physician was experiencing resistance and the coil would not advance.Therefore, the pod pc was removed.Next, the physician was advancing a new pod pc through the microcatheter and experienced resistance.Subsequently, while retracting the pod pc, the physician noticed that the pod pc had unintentionally detached inside of the microcatheter.Therefore, the physician used the pusher assembly to push the detached pod pc into the target location and the coil was successfully implanted.The procedure was completed using new pod pcs and the same microcatheter.There was no report of an adverse effect to the patient.

• Brand Name: POD PACKING COIL
• Common Device Name: HCG, KRD
• Manufacturer (Section D): PENUMBRA, INC.; one penumbra place; alameda CA 94502
• Manufacturer Contact: veronica farris ; one penumbra place; alameda, CA 94502 ; 5107483200
• MDR Report Key: 17195953
• Report Number: 3005168196-2023-00291
• Device Sequence Number: 7413390
• Product Code: HCG
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00814548017648
• UDI-Public: 814548017648
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: OR
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K170852
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2023
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 06/24/2023
• Report Date (Section F): 01/01/2005

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: RBYPODJ15
• Device Lot Number: F00005957
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: Yes
• Date Report to Manufacturer: 01/10/2005
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/28/2023
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 06/24/2023
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 03/14/2023
• 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
• Patient Age: 53 YR
• Patient Sex: Male
• Date Report Sent to FDA: 01/01/2005