XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 9616695-2008-00092
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 23, 2008
- Date of Event
- June 1, 2008
- Report Date
- May 29, 2008
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT VASCULAR GALWAY
- Product Code
- NIM
- PMA / PMN Number
- P040038
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AS
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THIS REPORT INVOLVES A STUDY NOTED IN AN ARTICLE. THE DEVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. THE PART AND LOT NUMBER WERE NOT IDENTIFIED; THEREFORE, A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. ATTACHMENT: ADRIAN JAMES LING, MBBS, ET AL; "STENTING FOR CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS: FRACTURES, PROPOSED ETIOLOGY AND THE NEED FOR SURVEILLANCE" JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY 2008; 47:1220-1226.
DEVICE MALFUNCTION: STENT FRACTURE. SYMPTOMS/AE: NONE. TIME OF MALFUNCTION: AFTER THE PROCEDURE. THE FOLLOWING EVENT WAS NOTED THROUGH A PERIODIC ARTICLE REVIEW. A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE THE NEED OF SURVEILLANCE FOR STENT FRACTURES AFTER CAROTID ARTERY STENTING. A PT UNDERWENT CAROTID ARTERY STENTING AND DURING RADIOGRAPHIC F/U AT APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS POST-IMPLANT, A TYPE I FRACTURE INVOLVING A SINGLE STRUT WAS DETECTED. ADJACENT CALCIFICATION IN THE REGION OF THE STENT WAS NOTED. NO TREATMENT OR INTERVENTION WAS DESCRIBED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM | NIM | ABBOTT VASCULAR GALWAY | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 YR | FRACTURED STENTS: (8) ABBOTT XACT| (2) MEDTRONIC EXPONENT| (4) CORDIS PRECISE |