FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GORE VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS

MDR report key: 1063454 · Received June 19, 2008

Report

Report Number
2017233-2008-00338
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 19, 2008
Date of Event
May 26, 2008
Report Date
June 19, 2008
Manufacturer
W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES,
Product Code
NIP
PMA / PMN Number
P040037
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING PAPERWORK HAS BEEN CONDUCTED. THE REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING PAPERWORK VERIFIED THAT THIS LOT MET ALL PRE-RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH A LEFT SFA CALCIFIED STENOTIC LESION. PTA WAS PERFORMED THROUGH THE ENTIRE LESION. IMAGES POST PTA SHOWED BETTER FLOW WITH VESSEL STENOSIS WAS STILL PRESENT. A GORE VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WAS PLACED IN THE DESIRED POSITION. FOLLOWING THE REMOVAL OF THE DELIVERY CATHETER (WITHIN 1-3 MINUTE), NO FLOW THROUGH THE DEVICE COULD BE OBSERVED. A PTA WAS PERFORMED THROUGH THE ENDOPROSTHESIS; HOWEVER, NO FLOW COULD BE OBSERVED THROUGH THE DEVICE. THE PHYSICIAN FELT THE DEVICE MIGHT HAVE THROMBOSED. THE PATIENT WAS SENT TO THE OR WHERE AN UNKNOWN SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED. THE PATIENT WAS FINE POST SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GORE VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS NONE NIP W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, WLG335 05779917

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Required Intervention