FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

XCEED NITINOL SELF-EXPANDING TRANSHEPATIC BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1040639 · Received May 8, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-00861
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 8, 2008
Date of Event
April 14, 2008
Report Date
April 14, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR REDWOOD CITY
Product Code
FGE
PMA / PMN Number
K050103
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE #2 - XCEED (LOT 51081-6H), REFERENCED IS BEING FILED UNDER A SEPARATE MEDWATCH REPORT. THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED. INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: (DEVICE #1) PREMATURE PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT. TIME OF DEVICE MALFUNCTION: DURING THE PROCEDURE. SYMPTOMS/AE: NONE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A STENTING PROCEDURE IN THE SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY, THE FIRST XCEED STENT WAS BEING DEPLOYED AT THE INTENDED SITE WHEN THE DEPLOYMENT THUMB KNOB FROZE AND WOULD NOT TURN. FORCE WAS APPLIED IN THE ATTEMPT TO DEPLOY THE STENT RESULTING IN THE THUMB KNOB SPINNING FREELY. THE STENT WAS REMOVED AS ONE UNIT. A SECOND XCEED STENT WAS ADVANCED TO THE LESION AND DURING ATTEMPTED DEPLOYMENT OF THE STENT, THE KNOB WOULD NOT TURN AND USING FORCE THE SHAFT COMPLETELY SPLIT AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE HANDLE RESULTING IN THE KNOB SPINNING FREELY. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED WITHOUT MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION. NO PARTIAL STENT DEPLOYMENT WAS REPORTED. A NON-ABBOTT STENT WAS USED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT EFFECTS. THOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADD'L INFO WAS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 XCEED NITINOL SELF-EXPANDING TRANSHEPATIC BILIARY STENT SYSTEM FGE ABBOTT VASCULAR REDWOOD CITY NA 50071-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR (LOT# 51081-6H)| STENT: DEVICE #2 - XCEED