MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC IRELAND NC SPRINTER RX; CATHETERS, TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, PERCUTANEOUS

Device Problem Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)

Patient Problem Vascular Dissection (3160)

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

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

Event Description

Medtronic conducted a post market clinical follow-up (pmcf) survey to seek out potential new risks and assess performance of the nc sprinter ptca balloon catheter survey results from an interventional cardiologist in practice 9 years.In the past 12 months the physician has used nc sprinter 60 times; nc sprinter (other intermediate sizes) were used.The following complications adverse events/effects were encountered using the nc sprinter product over the last 12 months: 1 coronary vessel dissection which was related to the procedure but not directly to the nc sprinter.It was stated that higher pressures than the rate of burst pressure as described in the ifu/operator manual were used during procedures using nc sprinter devices.

• Brand Name: NC SPRINTER RX
• Type of Device: CATHETERS, TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, PERCUTANEOUS
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC IRELAND; parkmore business park west; galway
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDTRONIC IRELAND; parkmore business park west; galway
• Manufacturer Contact: toni o'doherty ; parkmore business park west; galway ; 091708734
• MDR Report Key: 9278368
• MDR Text Key: 165229197
• Report Number: 9612164-2019-04638
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: LOX
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: UK
• PMA/PMN Number: P790017
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,foreig
• Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 11/05/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 11/05/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 10/25/2019
• 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