FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GDC COIL

MDR report key: 1033293 · Received April 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
2939204-2008-00138
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 22, 2008
Date of Event
April 4, 2008
Report Date
April 7, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP., CORK, NEUROVASCULAR DIVISION
Product Code
HCG
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO ALLEGATION OF DEVICE MALFUNCTION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING THE EMBOLIZATION OF A RUPTURED BASILAR TIP ANEURYSM, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ANEURYSM RUPTURED. THE TREATMENT GIVEN WAS " MEDICATION, SURGERY AND HOSPITALIZATION" NO OTHER DETAILS FOR THE ACTION TAKEN WERE PROVIDED. THE PHYSICIAN ATTRIBUTED THE EVENT TO " THE PROCEDURE , SAH, RUPTURE/ RE-RUPTURE AND POSSIBLY TO THE GDC DEVICE. NO INFO WAS PROVIDED AS TO THE MODEL OF COIL USED, WHEN DURING THE PROCEDURE THE EVENT OCCURRED OR PT STATUS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GDC COIL (HCG) DETACHABLE COIL HCG BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP., CORK, NEUROVASCULAR DIVISION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R BOSTON SCIENTIFIC GDC COILS