MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN CLOSUREFAST 6FR CATHETER; ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCES

Catalog Number	CF6-8-60
Medical Device Problem Code	Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	Abscess (1690); Unspecified Infection (1930)
Date of Event	08/19/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
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 a patient developed an infection following a procedure involving the closurefast catheter.Medical intervention was required, and the patient was prescribed antibiotics.The physician has been doing vein ablations since 2007; about 11,000 total.He was using venclose, however, there was a recall, and he switched to using both evla and rfa (angiodynamics and medtronic).The first batch of 75 rfa did not have infection.Physician used about 32 catheters of the second batch of 75 and stated 9 became infected.Same staff, same setup, same tumescent.Many rfas that became infected were done on the same day as evla.Cultures were all negative, which physician attributes to patient being on antibiotics prior to culture being taken.No sepsis or positive blood cultures.The physician has been keeping patient on oral antibiotics long term until completely resolved.The patient did not have a wound pre-op prior to infection.The physician does not have a phlebectomy.Physician mixes tumescent on site.The patient developed an abscess that required at least one incision and drainage of pus along the treated vein.The issue was still present at the time of reporting.

• Brand Name: CLOSUREFAST 6FR CATHETER
• Common Device Name: ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCES
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN; boulevard insurgentes 19030; tijuana,mx ; MX
• Manufacturer (Section G): COVIDIEN; boulevard insurgentes 19030; tijuana,mx ; MX
• Manufacturer Contact: alison sweeney ; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI ; 091708096
• MDR Report Key: 24109226
• Report Number: 9610849-2026-00009
• Device Sequence Number: 5878832
• Product Code: GEI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00763000552169
• UDI-Public: (01)00763000552169(17)270430(10)251390219(20)01
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: FL
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K111887
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 01/19/2026

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?: No
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: CF6-8-60
• Device Lot Number: 251390219
• 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: 12/23/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/19/2026
• Date Device Manufactured: 05/19/2025
• 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
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 40 YR
• Patient Sex: Female