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MAUDE Adverse Event Report: PENUMBRA, INC. INDIGO SYSTEM SEPARATOR 8; DXE

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Catalog Number SEP8
Medical Device Problem Codes Fracture (1260); Physical Resistance (2578)
Health Effect - Clinical Code No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
Date of Event 05/04/2017
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.The device was discarded by the hospital.
 
Event or Problem Description
The patient was undergoing a thrombectomy procedure to treat an inferior vena cava (ivc) thrombosis using an indigo system separator 8 (sep8).During the procedure, the physician experienced resistance while removing the sep8 from an indigo system aspiration catheter 8 (cat8) after completing a pass.Upon removal, the physician noticed that the bulb of the sep8 had fractured in the cat8 rotating hemostasis valve (rhv).Therefore, the rhv was removed from the cat8 and the detached bulb was flushed out.The procedure was completed using a new sep8, the same rhv and cat8.There was no report of an adverse effect to the patient.
 
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Please note that the following sections were incorrectly reported on the initial mfr report and are being corrected on this follow-up #01 mfr report: 1.510(k).2.Device manufacture date.
 
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Brand Name
INDIGO SYSTEM SEPARATOR 8
Common Device Name
DXE
Manufacturer (Section D)
PENUMBRA, INC.
one penumbra place
alameda CA 94502
MDR Report Key6598835
Report Number3005168196-2017-00842
Device Sequence Number13618639
Product Code DXE
UDI-Device Identifier00814548016153
UDI-Public00814548016153
Combination Product (Y/N)Y
Initial Reporter CountryHK
PMA/510(K) Number
K161523
Number of Events Summarized1
Summary Report (Y/N)N
Reporter Type Manufacturer
Report Source distributor,foreign,health pr
Initial Reporter Occupation Physician
Type of Report Initial,Followup
Report Date (Section B) 05/04/2017
Report Date (Section F) 01/01/2005
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 Date10/13/2018
Device Catalogue NumberSEP8
Device Lot NumberF66031
Was Device Available for Evaluation? No
Was the Report Sent to FDA? Yes
Date Report to Manufacturer01/10/2005
Initial Date Received by Manufacturer 05/04/2017
Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer01/14/2005
Initial Report FDA Received Date05/30/2017
Supplement Report FDA Received Date04/10/2019
Is This a Single-Use Device that was
Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N)
No
Patient Sequence Number1
Date Report Sent to FDA01/01/2005
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