MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. DBA EV3 ECHELON; CATHETER, CONTINUOUS FLUSH

Model Number	105-5091-150
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
Date of Event	08/23/2024
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
Event or Problem Description
Medtronic received information that an echelon10 catheter separated.Doctor was about to push the 4th onyx 34 to the echelon and it suddenly broke proximally.No problems were encountered with the 1st to 3rd onyx but on the 4th one, the microcatheter broke proximally.It separated during use.There was no friction or difficulty during delivery.The catheter tip was not entrapped or stuck.The caheter was not stuck in the guidecatheter.No surgical or medical intervention was required.It broke in the proximal section.The broken half of the catheter remains in the femoral artery of the patient.The patient is stable with no complications.  the patient was undergoing liquid embolization.Vessel tortuosity was moderate.The access vessel was the internal carotid artery (ica).
Event or Problem Description
Additional information was received that upon injection of the liquid embolic agent into the echelon, there was no resistance.The physician paused during injection.The infection rate was followed as indicated in the ifu.The liquid embolic agent did not get embedded in an unintended location.The event did not require medical intervention.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.

• Brand Name: ECHELON
• Common Device Name: CATHETER, CONTINUOUS FLUSH
• Manufacturer (Section D): MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. DBA EV3; 9775 toledo way; irvine CA 92618
• Manufacturer (Section G): MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. DBA EV3; 9775 toledo way; irvine CA 92618
• Manufacturer Contact: justin ellis ; 9775 toledo way; irvine, CA 92618 ; 7635265677
• MDR Report Key: 20072830
• Report Number: 2029214-2024-01484
• Device Sequence Number: 6536816
• Product Code: KRA
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00847536005969
• UDI-Public: 00847536005969
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: RP
• PMA/510(K) Number: K093750
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 09/12/2024

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: 03/19/2026
• Device Model Number: 105-5091-150
• Device Catalogue Number: 105-5091-150
• Device Lot Number: B707433
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/23/2024
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/28/2024
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 08/26/2024
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 09/12/2024
• Date Device Manufactured: 03/19/2024
• 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: 18 YR
• Patient Sex: Male