ABSOLUTE PRO VASCULAR SELF-EXPANDING STENT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2020-05571
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 8, 2020
- Date of Event
- June 18, 2020
- Report Date
- August 11, 2020
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT VASCULAR
- Product Code
- NIP
- UDI-DI
- 08717648175718
- PMA / PMN Number
- P110028
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. VISUAL TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON THE RETURNED DEVICE. THE VISIBILITY ISSUE WAS NOT CONFIRMED AS THE IMAGE CLEARLY SHOWED THE BALLOON MARKERS. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD IDENTIFIED NO MANUFACTURING NONCONFORMITIES ISSUED TO THE REPORTED LOT THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT. ADDITIONALLY, A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY IDENTIFIED NO OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED FROM THIS LOT. THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE REPORTED DIFFICULTIES ARE CASE CIRCUMSTANCES. IT IS LIKELY THAT CHALLENGING ANATOMICAL CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE VISIBILITY ISSUE. AS A RESULT, THE STENTS WERE REPORTED TO HAVE NOT DEPLOYED PRIOR TO REACHING THE TARGET LESION, ALTHOUGH THE STENTS WERE LATER CONFIRMED TO HAVE DEPLOYED TO THE TARGET LESION. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, OR LABELING OF THE DEVICE.NA
THE DELIVERY SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE OTHER TWO ABSOLUTE PRO VASCULAR STENTS REFERENCED ARE FILED UNDER SEPARATE MEDWATCH REPORTS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS TO TREAT A LESION IN THE RIGHT AND LEFT EXTERNAL ILIAC. THE BILATERAL EXTERNAL ILIAC, COMMON ILIAC, AND THE DISTAL AORTA WERE VERY CALCIFIED. SHOCKWAVE THERAPY WAS PERFORMED. THE ABSOLUTE PRO (9090461) WAS ADVANCED HOWEVER IT WAS BELIEVED THE STENT FAILED TO DEPLOY BECAUSE THE STENT MARKERS WERE NOT VISIBLE. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED WITHOUT ISSUE. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WITH TWO OTHER ABSOLUTE PRO DEVICES (9080861, 9010261); IT WAS BELIEVED THE STENTS COMPLETELY FAILED TO DEPLOY BECAUSE THE STENT MARKERS WERE NOT VISIBLE. NO OTHER ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO STENT. THE FILMS WERE REVIEWED, THE STENTS WERE CONFIRMED TO HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED IN THE TARGET VESSELS, HOWEVER, THE MARKERS WERE NOT VISIBLE DUE TO THE PATIENT ANATOMY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS AND NO REPORTED CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 709842 | ABSOLUTE PRO VASCULAR SELF-EXPANDING STENT SYSTEM | SELF EXPANDING PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM | NIP | ABBOTT VASCULAR | 1012530-60 | 9010261 | 08717648175718 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |