FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1081340 · Received July 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
9616695-2008-00117
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 24, 2008
Date of Event
June 20, 2008
Report Date
July 2, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR GALWAY
Product Code
NIM
PMA / PMN Number
P040038
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

STUDY EVENT. THE STENT REMAINS IN THE PT. THE LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. RESTENOSIS IS A KNOWN POSSIBLE ADVERSE EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF CAROTID STENTS AS STATED IN XACT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU). THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO ABBOTT FOR ANALYSIS. A REVIEW OF THE FINISHED DEVICE LOT HISTORY RECORD DID NOT REVEAL ANY NON-CONFORMITIES WHICH COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COMPLAINT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SYMPTOMS/AE: IN-STENT RESTENOSIS. TIME OF AE: APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS POST AN UNEVENTFUL RIGHT INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY STENTING PROCEDURE, THE PT WAS FOUND TO HAVE 80% IN-STENT RESTENOSIS. THE PT WAS ASYMPTOMATIC, BUT DURING A FOLLOW-UP EXAM, THE PHYSICIAN HEARD A BRUIT. THE PT RETURNED FOR AN ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION AND AN IN-STENT RESTENOSIS WAS FOUND. IN 2008, THE PT WAS REHOSPITALIZED AND WAS STENTED WITHIN THE EXISTING STENT WITH ANOTHER XACT STENT. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PT SEQUELAE REPORTED. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFO AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM NIM ABBOTT VASCULAR GALWAY NA 40512-6G

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R EMBOSHIELD EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE| BIVALIRUDIN