MAUDE Adverse Event Report: PENUMBRA, INC. RUBY COIL; HCG, KRD

Catalog Number	RBY2C0825-A
Medical Device Problem Codes	Failure to Advance (2524); Physical Resistance (2578)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
Date of Event	05/18/2016
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The product was not returned for evaluation.Without the return of the device, the root cause of the problem cannot be determined.The manufacturing records for this lot were reviewed and did not reveal any outstanding discrepancies, design, or quality concerns.This report is associated with mfr report number: 3005168196-2016-00824.The hospital disposed of the device.
Event or Problem Description
The patient was undergoing a coil embolization procedure in the splenic artery using pod8 coils and ruby coils.During the procedure, while advancing a pod8 coil through another manufacturer's microcatheter, the physician experienced resistance.Subsequently, the pod8 coil became stuck and would not advance out of the microcatheter.Therefore, both the pod8 coil and microcatheter were removed.The physician then attempted to advance a ruby coil through a new microcatheter from the same manufacturer but also encountered resistance.Thereafter, both the ruby coil and microcatheter were removed and the procedure was successfully completed using a pod8 coil and a lantern delivery microcatheter (lantern).There was no report of an adverse effect to the patient.

• Brand Name: RUBY COIL
• Common Device Name: HCG, KRD
• Manufacturer (Section D): PENUMBRA, INC.; one penumbra place; alameda CA 94502
• MDR Report Key: 5730720
• Report Number: 3005168196-2016-00825
• Device Sequence Number: 16171890
• Product Code: HCG
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00814548012971
• UDI-Public: 00814548012971
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: WA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K120330
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 05/19/2016

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: Physician
• Device Expiration Date: 10/20/2023
• Device Catalogue Number: RBY2C0825-A
• Device Lot Number: F66122
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/19/2016
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 06/16/2016
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 54 YR