FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RX VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL DILATATION CATHETER

MDR report key: 1013845 · Received March 14, 2008

Report

Report Number
3004742046-2008-00061
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 14, 2008
Date of Event
September 20, 2007
Report Date
February 26, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR-VASCULAR SOLUTIONS
Product Code
LIT
PMA / PMN Number
K062843
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICES WERE DISCARDED. THE LOT NUMBERS WERE NOT IDENTIFIED; THEREFORE, A DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW FOR THESE LOTS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE SECOND RX VIATRAC PLUS PERIPHERAL DILATATION CATHETER, INDICATED IN IS BEING FILED UNDER THE SAME MANUFACTURER REPORT NUMBER. THE RX ACCULINK PART INDICATED IN IS FILED UNDER A SEPARATE MEDWATCH REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: NONE. SYMPTOMS/AE: INSTENT DISSECTION. TIME OF AE: DURING PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS POST LEFT CAROTID ARTERY STENT IMPLANTATION OF AN RX ACCULINK STENT, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED CRITICAL, IN-STENT RESTENOSIS, NOTED ON CAROTID DUPLEX ULTRASOUND. THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR TREATMENT AND IN 2007, UNDERWENT IN-STENT PRE-DILATATION USING 2 VIATRAC BALLOONS. AN INTRA-STENT DISSECTION OCCURRED POST BALLOON INFLATION AND AN XACT STENT WAS PLACED IN THE RX ACCULINK STENT TO TREAT BOTH THE DISSECTION AND THE RESTENOSIS. THERE WAS NO RESIDUAL STENOSIS. PATIENT EXPERIENCED A VAGAL HYPOTENSIVE EPISODE THAT WAS TREATED WITH NEOSYNEPHRINE AND ATROPINE AND RESOLVED WITHIN 48 HOURS. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED TO HOME 2 DAYS POST-PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE PATIENT SEQUELA. THOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RX VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL DILATATION CATHETER LIT ABBOTT VASCULAR-VASCULAR SOLUTIONS NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention PART 1008197-20 LOT UNK| RX VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL DILATATION CATHETER| HEPARIN| RX ACCULINK PART 1011344-40 LOT 6120851