MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN LLC MAHURKAR; CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, THERAPEUTIC, SHORT-TERM LESS THAN 30 DAYS

Model Number	8831661001
Medical Device Problem Codes	Difficult to Remove (1528); Unraveled Material (1664)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Insufficient Information (4580)
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
According to the reporter, while inserting the femoral dialysis catheter, there was resistance while dilating tracking with the guidewire.They still dilated 2 times, but while advancing the catheter, the guidewire was stuck.The procedure was abandoned, and they pulled out the catheter and guidewire as a whole and noted that the guidewire was kinked and unraveled intra-luminally.It was also stated that the guide wire was soft and flimsy.There was no reported patient outcome.

• Brand Name: MAHURKAR
• Common Device Name: CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, THERAPEUTIC, SHORT-TERM LESS THAN 30 DAYS
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN LLC; 15 hampshire st; mansfield MA 02048
• Manufacturer (Section G): COVIDIEN LLC; 15 hampshire st; mansfield MA 02048
• Manufacturer Contact: justin ellis ; 8200 coral sea st ne; mounds view, MN 55112 ; 7635265677
• MDR Report Key: 22097063
• Report Number: 1282497-2025-00362
• Device Sequence Number: 15425168
• Product Code: FOZ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521005235
• UDI-Public: 10884521005235
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: MY
• PMA/510(K) Number: K943349
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other,Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 05/28/2025

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 Model Number: 8831661001
• Device Catalogue Number: 8831661001
• Device Lot Number: 2408400071
• 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: 05/15/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 05/28/2025
• Date Device Manufactured: 04/03/2024
• 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 Sex: Unknown