FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1012344 · Received February 12, 2008

Report

Report Number
9616695-2008-00020
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 12, 2008
Date of Event
February 18, 2008
Report Date
February 18, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR GALWAY
Product Code
NIM
PMA / PMN Number
P040038
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT IDENTIFIED; THEREFORE, A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: NONE. SYMPTOMS/AE: NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT. TIME OF SYMPTOMS/AE: AFTER THE PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT SEVERAL HRS POST AN UNEVENTFUL INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY STENTING PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED NOMINAL APHASIA. CT SCAN OF THE HEAD WAS NEGATIVE AND A CAROTID ULTRASOUND SHOWED THAT THE STENT WAS WELL APPOSED IN THE VESSEL AND NO SIGNIFICANT ABNORMALITY WAS OBSERVED. THE PHYSICIAN STATED THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE WAS MICRO EMBOLI. THE NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT CONTINUED, AND THE PATIENT REMAINED HOSPITALIZED FOR AN UNK PERIOD OF TIME. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT SEQUELAE. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, THERE IS NO ADD'L INFO AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM NIM ABBOTT VASCULAR GALWAY NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 84 YR Other HEPARIN| EMBOLIC PROTECTION: EMBOLISHED| COUMADIN