FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1032359 · Received April 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
9616695-2008-00051
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 22, 2008
Date of Event
March 25, 2008
Report Date
March 31, 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
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE STENT REMAINS IN THE PATIENT. THE LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FINDINGS RELEVANT TO THIS REPORT. THE RX ACCULINK PART# 1011337-20, LOT# 7020751 IS BEING FILED UNDER MEDWATCH REPORT NUMBER 3004742046-2008-00087.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: NONE. SYMPTOMS/AE: LEFT RETINAL EMBOLUS. TIME OF SYMPTOMS/AE: AFTER THE PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE DAY POST AN UNEVENTFUL LEFT INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY (LICA) STENTING PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED LEFT EYE PARTIAL LOSS OF VISION. REPORTEDLY, 2 LESIONS IN THE LEFT INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY WERE STENTED USING AN RX ACCULINK AND AN XACT STENT DEVICE. A HEAD CT WAS PERFORMED WHICH WAS NEGATIVE. A NEUROLOGIST WAS CONSULTED AND FINDINGS WERE LEFT RETINAL ARTERY EMBOLUS. NIHSS BY NEUROLOGIST WAS 0, CRANIAL NERVES II - XII INTACT. THERE WAS NO TREATMENT REPORTED AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED TO HOME THE SAME DAY; THE CONDITION IS REPORTED AS CONTINUING, UNCHANGED. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. CHOICE STUDY EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM NIM ABBOTT VASCULAR GALWAY NA 370996G

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Disability RX ACCULINK PART# 1011337-20| BIVALIRUDIN| LOT# 7020751