MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN (IRVINE) PIPELINE FLEX; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM FLOW DIVERTER

Model Number	PED-500-25
Medical Device Problem Code	Activation Failure (3270)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	01/18/2019
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The pipeline flex will not be returned for evaluation as it was discarded; therefore, product analysis cannot be performed.The device was not returned, therefore the reported event could not be confirmed.The cause of the event cannot be conclusively determined from the provided information.Per our instructions for use (ifu): "begin to deliver the device using a combination of unsheathing the pipeline flex embolization device and pushing delivery wire simultaneously.After the distal end of the pipeline flex has successfully expanded, deploy the remainder of the device.Carefully inspect the deployed pipeline flex embolization device under fluoroscopy to confirm that it is completely apposed to the vessel wall and not kinked.If the device is not fully apposed or is kinked, consider using a balloon catheter, micro catheter, or guide-wire to fully open it.Re-sheathing the pipeline flex embolization device more than 2 full cycles may cause damage to the distal or proximal ends of the braid.Do not use in patients in whom the angiography demonstrates the anatomy is not appropriate for endovascular treatment, due to conditions such as severe intracranial vessel tortuosity or stenosis.¿ if information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
Medtronic received a report of five diameter pipeline with never fully open.Despite of several attempts, the physician re-sheathed and take the full system out with the catheter.Another size of the pipeline replaced and completed the procedure.There were no reports of patient injury in association with this event.The patient was undergoing embolization treatment with flow diversion of a medium unruptured fusiform ophthalmic aneurysm.The vessel was observed severely tortuous.

• Brand Name: PIPELINE FLEX
• Common Device Name: INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM FLOW DIVERTER
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN (IRVINE); 9775 toledo way; irvine CA 92618
• MDR Report Key: 8323246
• Report Number: 2029214-2019-00108
• Device Sequence Number: 1357352
• Product Code: OUT
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00847536019751
• UDI-Public: 00847536019751
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: AR
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: P100018.S011
• 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): 02/08/2019

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 Expiration Date: 06/24/2021
• Device Model Number: PED-500-25
• Device Lot Number: A665940
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/18/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 02/08/2019
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 83 YR