FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

JOSTENT GRAFTMASTER

MDR report key: 1078336 · Received July 17, 2008

Report

Report Number
2024168-2008-00579
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 17, 2008
Date of Event
June 17, 2008
Report Date
June 18, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR-CARDIAC THERAPIES
Product Code
MAF
PMA / PMN Number
HDE00001
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS SUMMATION: THE DEVICE WAS IN WORKING ORDER AND LEFT ABBOTT VASCULAR INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH IN RANGENDINGEN AS PER SPECS. IT IS REPORTED THAT THE STENT WAS USED TO TREAT A PERFORATION WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE INFLATION OF ANOTHER COMPANY'S 4.0 MM BALLOON. HOWEVER, THE STENT WAS NOT IMPLANTED AND THE PERFORATION WAS NOT SEALED AS THE STENT GRAFT COULD NOT CROSS THE LESION TO REACH PERFORATION. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION; THEREFORE, A ROOT CAUSE CAN NOT BE IDENTIFIED. NO PT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTING STATUS: SERIOUS INJURY-MEDICAL INTERVENTION. REPORTING RATIONALE: REQUIRED A SECOND DEVICE FOR TREATMENT. DEVICE ISSUE: FAILURE TO CROSS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PTCA PROCEDURE A PERFORATION OCCURRED WHILE INFLATING ANOTHER COMPANY'S 4.0 BALLOON. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO TREAT THE PERFORATION WITH THE GRAFTMASTER, BUT IT WOULD NOT CROSS. ANOTHER 4.0 BALLOON WAS ADVANCED AND PERFORMED SEVERAL LONG INFLATIONS, WHICH SEALED THE PERFORATION. THIS TOOK APPROX 20-30 MINS. THE LESION WAS THEN STENTED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THE PT OUTCOME WAS GOOD. NO ADD'L EVENT OR PT INFO IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 JOSTENT GRAFTMASTER MAF ABBOTT VASCULAR-CARDIAC THERAPIES NA 505763

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention DILATATION CATHETER 4.0 MAVERICK