BARD SNARE OUS
Received Oct 21, 2025 · Event occurred Sep 18, 2025
Report 3008988055-2025-00012 · MDR key 23352111
Device
Generic name
Device, Percutaneous Retrieval
Manufacturer
Heraeus Medical Components LlcModel number
SP-4094-002Catalog number
SRK35
Lot number
9018471871
Product problems
- Mechanical Problem
- Mechanical Problem
Patient
NA · Unknown
- Foreign Body In Patient
- Foreign Body In Patient
Narrative
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
THIS SUBMISSION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A DETERMINATION OR ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE HAS MALFUNCTIONED OR THAT THE DEVICE WAS RELATED TO A DEATH OR INJURY. DEVICE WAS DISCARDED BY USER AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION.
Description of Event or Problem
ON (B)(6) 2025, A PATIENT UNDERWENT A PERCUTANEOUS INFERIOR VENA CAVA FILTER RETRIEVAL USING A SNARE RETRIEVAL KIT. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE SNARE LOOP ALLEGEDLY GOT CAUGHT ON THE FILTER LEG. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT A TIP MARKER FELL INTO THE BLOOD VESSEL. CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.