MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN FORTREX 0.035 OTW PTA BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER, ANGIOPLASTY, PERIPHERAL, TRANSLUMINA

Catalog Number	A35HPV08080080
Medical Device Problem Code	Difficult to Remove (1528)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	07/18/2025
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
It was reported that during use of the fortrex balloon, removal difficulties occurred, specifically difficulty removing the balloon following balloon inflation.The operator was unable to pull back the balloon from the sheath after inflation and had to pull out the whole system to retrieve the balloon.The device was prepped per the instructions for use with no issues identified, and no resistance was encountered when advancing the device.No excessive force was used, and embolic protection was not utilized.The device did not pass through a previously-deployed stent.No patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information: the device was safely removed from the patient and there was no vessel damage.There was no damage noted to the balloon.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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product analysis image 1 appears to show the distal tip of a device in a sheath.Image 2 appears to show the shaft of a fortrex device.There is no balloon attached to the shaft.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: FORTREX 0.035 OTW PTA BALLOON CATHETER
• Common Device Name: CATHETER, ANGIOPLASTY, PERIPHERAL, TRANSLUMINA
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN; 4600 nathan lane north; plymouth MN 55442
• Manufacturer (Section G): COVIDIEN; 4600 nathan lane north; plymouth MN 55442
• Manufacturer Contact: alison sweeney ; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI ; 091708096
• MDR Report Key: 22782797
• Report Number: 2183870-2025-00388
• Device Sequence Number: 9869590
• Product Code: LIT
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00763000634735
• UDI-Public: (01)00763000634735(17)270709(10)B757010(20)04
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: MY
• PMA/510(K) Number: K142654
• 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,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 11/04/2025

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 Catalogue Number: A35HPV08080080
• Device Lot Number: B757010
• 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: 07/18/2025
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/13/2025; 10/10/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 08/12/2025
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 08/14/2025; 11/04/2025
• Date Device Manufactured: 07/09/2024
• 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
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown