MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN CHOCOLATE; CATHETER, ANGIOPLASTY, PERIPHERAL, TRANSLUMINA

Catalog Number	CB1812050120OTW
Medical Device Problem Codes	Fracture (1260); Difficult to Advance (2920)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	12/30/2025
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 a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty procedure using the chocolate 018 balloon catheter for treatment of a chronic total occlusion (100% stenosis) with severe calcification in the mid superficial femoral artery, resistance was encountered when advancing the device.When preparing for a secondary dilation, the constraining wire was found to have fractured; the fractured wire did not detach and was removed together with the balloon catheter.The device was replaced with another balloon catheter of the same model, and the procedure was successfully completed.No patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product analysis: device was decontaminated with cidex opa solution soak and tergazyme soak.A visual inspection of the returned device found two broken cage struts.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: CHOCOLATE
• 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: 24108949
• Report Number: 2183870-2026-00024
• Device Sequence Number: 5816499
• Product Code: LIT
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00763000500207
• UDI-Public: (01)00763000500207(17)271128(10)1166093(20)05
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CH
• PMA/510(K) Number: K130414
• 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): 03/04/2026

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: CB1812050120OTW
• Device Lot Number: 1166093
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/30/2025
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/05/2026
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/19/2026
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 03/04/2026
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 11/28/2024
• 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: 63 YR
• Patient Sex: Male