MAUDE Adverse Event Report: LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC. SYNTEL SILICONE OVER-THE-WIRE EMBOLECTOMY CATHETER

Catalog Number	A4E08
Medical Device Problem Code	Material Rupture (1546)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	10/06/2023
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The product was returned for evaluation.The balloon was confirmed to be ruptured.The lot history record for the device was reviewed, no issues were found during manufacturing or packaging that would cause or contribute to the reported event.As stated in the ifu, complications may occur during the use of embolectomy catheters.These may include intimal disruption, vessel wall perforation, balloon rupture with fragmentation, tip separation, local or systemic infection, arterial thrombosis, local hematomas, air embolus, rupture of an aneurysm, arterial spasm, distal embolus of blood clots or arteriosclerotic plaque, arterial dissection, and hemorrhage.Arterial rupture or balloon failure due to sharp calcified plaque may occur.The possibility of balloon rupture must be taken into account when considering the risks involved in the catherization procedure.
Event or Problem Description
This catheter was used to remove a blood clots near the shunt area.The balloon was ruptured while collecting a blood clots from the target lesion.The operation was successfully completed using another catheter.No injury was reported to the patient.

• Brand Name: SYNTEL SILICONE OVER-THE-WIRE EMBOLECTOMY CATHETER
• Common Device Name: EMBOLECTOMY CATHETER
• Manufacturer (Section D): LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.; 63 second ave; burlington MA 01803
• Manufacturer (Section G): LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC; 63 second ave; burlington MA 01803
• Manufacturer Contact: peter song ; 63 second ave; burlington, MA 01803 ; 7814251683
• MDR Report Key: 18058023
• Report Number: 1220948-2023-00189
• Device Sequence Number: 12277147
• Product Code: DXE
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00840663109937
• UDI-Public: (01)00840663109937
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: JA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K202049
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 11/02/2023

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 Expiration Date: 10/28/2025
• Device Catalogue Number: A4E08
• Device Lot Number: PYT1101
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 11/01/2023
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 11/06/2023
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 11/02/2023
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 11/11/2020
• 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
• Patient Sex: Unknown