MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC MEXICO SPRINTER LEGEND RX; CATHETERS, TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, PERCUTANEOUS

Catalog Number SPL30015X

Device Problems Burst Container or Vessel (1074); Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)

Patient Problems Embolism (1829); Patient Problem/Medical Problem (2688); Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque (3165)

Event Date 02/03/2018

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

A sprinter legend rx balloon catheter was intended to be used to treat a severely calcified and moderately tortuous proximal rca lesion.There were no abnormalities reported in relation to the anatomy.There was no damage noted to packaging.There were no issues when removing the device from the hoop.The device was inspected with no issues.Negative prep was performed with no issues noted.It was reported that a balloon burst occurred during balloon inflation to 21atm.The issue occurred on the first inflation and there was a sudden drop in pressure.The device had not been moved/re-positioned in the lesion prior to the burst.It was reported that there was a balloon fragment that was unable to be removed from the patient.A resolute onyx drug eluting stent was used to trap the balloon fragment.It was also reported that a marker band was visualized in the artery after the balloon burst.The physician believes that the marker band visualised in the small distal branch of the rca is from the burst sprinter legend balloon.The physician completed the procedure.No patient injury reported and the patient is reported to be doing fine.

Manufacturer Narrative

Additional information: a 190cm length non-mdt wire was used.The physician could not attempt to remove the marker band because the area of the artery where the marker band was located was too small for an aspiration catheter to fit.The marker band had embolized to the most distal portion of the artery and was not secured or trapped in the rca.Evaluation summary: a portion of the balloon returned with blood visible in the balloon and inflation lumen.The balloon ruptured with complete radial failure mode.The device is missing some balloon and tip material as well as one markerband.There was only 1 marker band present on the device.Approximately 2.2cm of balloon was not returned.It was not possible to perform inflation testing on the balloon.The balloon material was rough and uneven at the tear site.The proximal balloon was intact.The distal tip was severely stretched and kinked.The guidewire lumen patency was not verified with a 0.015 inch mandrel and 0.014 inch guidewire due to the damaged distal tip.Inner od measured to be 0.0212 versus spec.022-.023.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Manufacturer Narrative

Image review: review of the procedural images provided confirm the presence of a severely calcified stenotic lesion in the proximal part of the rca.It was reported that the semicompliant balloon dilatation catheter was used to treat the lesion and that the balloon burst occurred during the first inflation of the balloon to 21 atm.It was reported that the fragment of the balloon remained in the proximal rca but there are no images provided.No attempt to retrieve balloon fragment from the rca on the images provided of the balloon burst.The stent was placed over that fragment and there is the evidence of the deployed stent in the proximal part of the rca.Although there does appear to be a one radiopaque marker, primary in the distal part of the newly deployed stent and secondary in the distal branch of the rca (posterolateral artery).The images of the final resolution of the stenotic lesion in the rca were provided.Although, no images of the balloon burst were provided.Severely calcified nature of the proximal part of the rca can be confirmed from the images.The balloon was inflated to a pressure of 21 atm 7 atms greater than sprinter legend labelled rated rbp of 14 atm for the semi-compliant balloon.The presence of the inner shaft marker is visible on the images, in the vessel.The balloon would have needed to have burst radially with the tip tubing and distal shaft stretching and the distal balloon and distal inner and tip shaft detaching and the inner shaft tubing easily necking and allowing the inner shaft marker to slip over the necked inner and directly in the blood stream, in order for the marker to remain in the vessel.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Manufacturer Narrative

If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: SPRINTER LEGEND RX
• Type of Device: CATHETERS, TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, PERCUTANEOUS
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC MEXICO; av. paseo del cucapah #10510; tijuana,bc 22570 ; MX 22570
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDTRONIC MEXICO; av. paseo del cucapah #10510; tijuana,bc 22570 ; MX 22570
• Manufacturer Contact: toni o'doherty ; parkmore business park west; galway ; 091708734
• MDR Report Key: 7316664
• MDR Text Key: 101605535
• Report Number: 9612164-2018-00447
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: LOX
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00613994901583
• UDI-Public: 00613994901583
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: P790017
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 10/05/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 03/06/2018
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 09/10/2020
• Device Catalogue Number: SPL30015X
• Device Lot Number: 214004948
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 02/28/2018
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 08/08/2018
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 09/11/2017
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 56 YR