FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ANGIOGUARD XP EMBOLI CAPTURE GUIDEWIRE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1053426 · Received May 27, 2008

Report

Report Number
1016427-2008-00155
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 27, 2008
Report Date
May 19, 2008
Manufacturer
CORDIS CORPORATION
Product Code
NTE
PMA / PMN Number
K062531
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION AND TESTING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED 30 DAYS UPON RECEIPT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEDWATCH REPORT REPRESENTS ONE OF TWO PRODUCTS INVOLVED WITH THIS EVENT WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH MFG. REPORT # 1016427-2008-00155 AND 9616099-2008-01399.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CAROTID STENTING PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY ANOMALIES, BUT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED HEMIPLEGIA A FEW HOURS AFTER THE PROCEDURE. THE HEMIPLEGIA COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED SOON AFTER THE ONSET OF THE SYMPTOMS, AND THERE ARE NO REMAINING SYMPTOMS. THERE IS NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE REGARDING THE PATIENT'S AGE AND GENDER, OR TARGET LESION CHARACTERISTICS. THE TARGET LESION WAS CAROTID ARTERY (SIDE UNKNOWN). IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE HEMIPLEGIA WAS MEDICALLY TREATED OR IF THE SYMPTOMS RESOLVED ON THEIR OWN. THERE WAS NORMAL BLOOD FLOW IN THE CEREBRAL ARTERIES AFTER THE STENT WAS PLACED. THE PATIENT WAS NEUROLOGICALLY INTACT WHEN TAKEN FROM THE ANGIO SUITE. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS THROMBUS PRESENT AT THE DELIVERY SITE. AFTER THE EVENT OCCURRED, THE PHYSICIAN COMMENTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE, SOME THROMBUS COULD HAVE FLOWED DISTAL IN THE VESSEL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ANGIOGUARD XP EMBOLI CAPTURE GUIDEWIRE SYSTEM EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE (NTE) NTE CORDIS CORPORATION NA 70108502

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Hospitalization| L LOT 13357607| PRECISE