MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN SPIDER FX; TEMPORARY CAROTID CATHETER FOR EMBOLIC CAPTURE

Catalog Number	SPD2-US-050-320
Medical Device Problem Codes	Difficult to Remove (1528); Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	01/08/2026
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 during a procedure using the ep spd2-us-050-320 spider fx device, a patient experienced a 30-minute delay in surgery due to a product malfunction.The procedure targeted a 100% stenosed lesion with plaque located in the distal left superficial femoral artery and popliteal artery, with a lesion length of 200mm and artery diameter of 7mm.Minimal vessel tortuosity and minimal vessel calcification were reported.A 7x40 non-medtronic sheath was used.The vessel was post-dilated with a 6x80 evercross pta balloon.No resistance was encountered when advancing the device.Removal difficulties were encountered when retrieving the device.The distal part of spider detached and remains of the product were left on the stent.The deployed stent was altered and corrected by stent overlap and pta.The residual material/endo-trash was stented over and the procedure was completed.No vessel damage reported.No patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information: the deployed stent was an 8x60 protege everflex stent.Image analysis: 4 still images and 1 video were returned.The still images and video appear to show the spider fx device under fluoroscopy within the patient.Removal difficulties and detachment cannot be observed from the images and video provided.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: SPIDER FX
• Common Device Name: TEMPORARY CAROTID CATHETER FOR EMBOLIC CAPTURE
• 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: 24258180
• Report Number: 2183870-2026-00052
• Device Sequence Number: 20835625
• Product Code: NTE
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00821684068342
• UDI-Public: (01)00821684068342(17)270918(10)C183479
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: SD
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K111010
• 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,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 03/05/2026

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?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: SPD2-US-050-320
• Device Lot Number: C183479
• 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: 01/08/2026
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/05/2026
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 02/04/2026
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 03/05/2026
• Date Device Manufactured: 09/18/2025
• 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: 79 YR
• Patient Sex: Male
• Patient Weight: 81 KG