XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM
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
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.
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 |