MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC IRELAND ENDO ANCHOR SYSTEM - HELI-FX AAA; ENDOVASCULAR SUTURING SYSTEM

Model Number	SG-64
Medical Device Problem Code	Material Deformation (2976)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
Date of Event	02/21/2020
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
A heli-fx guide was intended to be used in an unknown endovascular procedure.It was reported that when the customer unpackaged the device, it was noted that the product was kinked at the distal part.The cause of the event as per the physician in unknown.No clinical sequalae were provided and the patient is fine.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Device evaluation summary: the guide and dilator returned for analysis.The guide was partially flattened and kinked 2.5mm from the tip.On rotation of the control knob the tip deflected at the kink site.A section of braid wire was visible protruding at the tip.The tip material was slightly deformed.The reported kink was confirmed through analysis.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: ENDO ANCHOR SYSTEM - HELI-FX AAA
• Common Device Name: ENDOVASCULAR SUTURING SYSTEM
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC IRELAND; parkmore business park west; galway
• MDR Report Key: 9887658
• Report Number: 9612164-2020-01370
• Device Sequence Number: 886699
• Product Code: OTD
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00763000225964
• UDI-Public: 00763000225964
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: FR
• PMA/510(K) Number: K140036
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,foreig
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 12/09/2020

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: 10/02/2021
• Device Model Number: SG-64
• Device Catalogue Number: SG-64
• Device Lot Number: 0009951823
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 09/21/2020
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/03/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/08/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/27/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 12/09/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1