FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TALENT ABDOMINAL STENT GRAFT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1062095 · Received June 18, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953200-2008-00430
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 18, 2008
Date of Event
May 30, 2008
Report Date
May 30, 2008
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR
Product Code
MIH
PMA / PMN Number
P070027
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL: RESULT: (LACK OF INFORMATION (DEVICE NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION). SECONDARY INTERVENTION REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A TALENT STENT GRAFT SYSTEM WAS IMPLANTED IN A PATIENT FOR THE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM. THE VESSEL MORPHOLOGY WAS NARROWING IN THE VESSEL AND SEVERE TORTUOSITY. THE STENT GRAFT WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT UPON WITHDRAWAL OF THE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM THE PHYSICIAN EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES. THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVES THE CAUSES OF THE DIFFICULTIES REMOVING THE DELIVERY SYSTEM WERE DUE TO A NARROWING IN THE VESSEL AND SEVERE TORTUOSITY IN THE ILIAC LIMB. THE PHYSICIAN INSERTED A BALLOON AND BALLOONED ABOVE AND BELOW THE DELIVERY CATHETER AND INSERTED A SHEATH AND WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY REMOVE THE DELIVERY CATHETER. NO CLINICAL SEQUELAE WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT IS FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TALENT ABDOMINAL STENT GRAFT SYSTEM MIH MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR NA V00087643

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention