FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

TALENT THORACIC STENT GRAFT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1081363 · Received July 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953200-2008-00594
Event Type
Death
Date Received
July 24, 2008
Report Date
June 24, 2008
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR
Product Code
MIH
PMA / PMN Number
P070007
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SECONDARY INTERVENTION REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

TALENT THORACIC STENT GRAFTS WERE IMPLANTED IN VARIOUS PATIENTS FOR THE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSMS. THE AUTHOR REPORTED THAT THERE WERE VARIOUS ADVERSE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE VALOR TRIAL LISTED IN JOURNAL ARTICLE: J VASC SURG 2008.03.061, PIVOTAL RESULTS OF THE MEDTRONIC VASCULAR THORACIC STENT GRAFT SYSTEM: THE VALOR TRIAL. IN TOTAL PATIENTS (99.5%) VESSEL ACCESS AND STENT GRAFT DEPLOYMENT WERE SUCCESSFUL AT THE INTENDED SITE. THE 30 DAY VALOR RESULTS INCLUDED PERIOPERATIVE MORTALITY, 2.1%, MAJOR ADVERSE EVENTS, 41%; INCIDENT OF PARAPLEGIA, 1.5%; PARAPARESIS, 7.2%; AND STROKE, 3.6%. THE 12 MONTH VALOR RESULTS INCLUDED ALL CAUSE MORTALITY, 16.1%; ANEURYSM-RELATED MORTALITY, 3.1%; CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY, 0.5%; TARGET ANEURYSM RUPTURE, 0.5%; STENT GRAFT MIGRATION >10MM, 3.9%; ENDOLEAK (12.2%) STABLE OR DECREASING ANEURYSM DIAMETER, 91.5%; STENT PATENCY, 100%; AND LOSS OF STENT GRAFT INTEGRITY, FOUR PATIENTS. NO DEPLOYMENT RELATED EVENTS OR PERFORATION OF THE AORTA BY A GRAFT COMPONENT OCCURRED. PLEASE NOTE THE JOURNAL ARTICLE WAS SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLISHER ON DECEMBER 3, 2007 PRIOR PMA APPROVAL OF THE TALENT THORACIC STENT GRAFT SYSTEM IN THE U.S. ON 06/5/2008.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TALENT THORACIC STENT GRAFT SYSTEM MIH MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Death| R