FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

HYPERGLIDE OCCLUSION BALLOON SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1013165 · Received March 13, 2008

Report

Report Number
2029214-2008-00042
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 13, 2008
Date of Event
January 28, 2008
Report Date
February 14, 2008
Manufacturer
EV3 NEUROVASCULAR
Product Code
MJN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
HU
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE BALLOON CATHETER HAS BEEN EVALUATED AND CONFIRMED THE CATHETER LEAKED AT APPROXIMATELY 2.5MM FROM THE DISTAL TIP OF THE CATHETER. BALLOON LEAKED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COILING TREATMENT OF AN INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM. IT WAS REPORTED DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON COULD NOT BE INFLATED AND LEAKAGE WAS DETECTED AT THE TIP. THE BALLOON CATHETER WAS THEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE PT. ANOTHER BALLOON CATHETER WAS THEN USED. DURING THE COILING PROCEDURE, THE ANEURYSM RUPTURED CAUSING SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE AND CAROTID-CAVERNOUS FISTULA. BOTH COMPLICATIONS WERE TREATED; HOWEVER, THE PT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE EXPIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HYPERGLIDE OCCLUSION BALLOON SYSTEM OCCLUSION BALLOON CATHETER MJN EV3 NEUROVASCULAR 104-4112 4000952

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Death