MAUDE Adverse Event Report: PENUMBRA, INC. VELOCITY DELIVERY MICROCATHETER; DQY

Catalog Number	VEL160STR
Medical Device Problem Code	Fracture (1260)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	02/17/2026
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Evaluation of the returned velocity delivery microcatheter (velocity) confirmed a fracture on the proximal shaft.If the device is retracted at angle during removal from a parent device, damage such as a kink and subsequent fracture may occur.Further evaluation revealed kinks along the length of the catheter and an ovalization near the distal end.This damage was incidental to the reported complaint and may have occurred during packaging for return to penumbra.Penumbra catheters are inspected during in-process inspection and during quality inspection after manufacturing.The manufacturing records for this lot were reviewed and did not reveal any outstanding discrepancies, design, or quality concerns.
Event or Problem Description
The patient was undergoing a medical procedure in the right internal carotid artery (ica) using a velocity delivery microcatheter (velocity), a benchmark bmx96 access system (bmx96), and a penumbra system red 62 reperfusion catheter (red62).After completion of the procedure, while retracting the velocity through the bmx96, the physician heard a sound and noticed under fluoroscopy that the proximal end of the velocity had fractured within the bmx96.Therefore, the physician removed the velocity and bmx96 together as a system.The procedure was completed at this point.There was no report of an adverse effect to the patient.

• Brand Name: VELOCITY DELIVERY MICROCATHETER
• Common Device Name: DQY
• Manufacturer (Section D): PENUMBRA, INC.; one penumbra place; alameda CA 94502
• Manufacturer (Section G): PENUMBRA, INC.; one penumbra place; alameda CA 94502
• Manufacturer Contact: veronica menezes ; one penumbra place; alameda, CA 94502 ; 5107483200
• MDR Report Key: 24591908
• Report Number: 3005168196-2026-00076
• Device Sequence Number: 18515415
• Product Code: DQY
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00814548012629
• UDI-Public: 00814548012629
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: CA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K100826
• 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): 03/13/2026

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: VEL160STR
• Device Lot Number: F00018635
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 02/25/2026
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/17/2026
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/13/2026
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 09/08/2025
• 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
• Patient Age: 88 YR
• Patient Sex: Female