FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WALLSTENT BILIARY ENDOPROSTHESIS

MDR report key: 1021120 · Received March 27, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-00308
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 27, 2008
Date of Event
January 25, 2008
Report Date
February 27, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC IRELAND, LTD
Product Code
FGE
PMA / PMN Number
K896163
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BASED ON INFO SUPPLIED BY THE COMPLAINANT, THE IMPLANT DATE IS APPROXIMATED TO BE IN 2008. THE SUSPECT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVAL; THEREFORE, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EVENT AND THE DEVICE IS UNDETERMINED. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) FOR THE PERTINENT LOT WAS REVIEWED; NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE REVEALED NO ADD'L COMPLAINTS RECORDED FOR THIS LOT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A WALLSTENT BILIARY ENDOPROSTHESIS WAS USED DURING A STENT IMPLANT PROCEDURE IN THE BILE DUCT OF AN ADULT PT (AGE, GENDER AND WEIGHT UNK). ALTHOUGH THE ACTUAL DATE OF THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE IS UNK, IT TOOK PLACE APPROX TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EVENT DATE (IMPLANT DATE IS APPROXIMATED TO BE IN 2008). ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, AT A ROUTINE TWO WEEK FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT, THE PHYSICIAN OBSERVED THAT: "(T)HE STENT (WAS) BLOCKED (BY) TUMOR INGROWTH." THE PHYSICIAN, REPORTEDLY, PLACED A SECOND STENT (MFR UNK) THROUGH THE WALLSTENT BILIARY DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 WALLSTENT BILIARY ENDOPROSTHESIS FGE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC IRELAND, LTD H965431100 0009508123

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention