FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WALLSTENT ENDOPROSTHESIS BILIARY STENT

MDR report key: 1083447 · Received July 29, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-01305
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 29, 2008
Date of Event
July 2, 2008
Report Date
July 3, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
Product Code
FGE
PMA / PMN Number
K896193
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CT, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE STENT REMAINS IMPLANTED AND THE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS DISPOSED OF AT THE USER FACILITY AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVAL, THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF THE BATCH HISTORY, HISTORICAL TRENDING, AND SIMILAR COMPLAINT TRENDING REVIEW FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFO FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOSCOPY (ERCP) PROCEDURE, STENT DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE LESION WAS LOCATED IN AN UNSPECIFIED BILE DUCT. THE BILIARY ENDO UNISTEP PLUS HALO 10MM X 40MM STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM (SDS) WAS ADVANCED TO THE LESION AND SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED. FOLLOWING STENT DEPLOYMENT, THE PHYSICIAN NOTED THAT THE "DISTAL END TINES WERE UNFRAYED AND POKING IN ALL DIRECTIONS". A SECOND OF THE SAME STENT WAS DEPLOYED WITHIN THE FIRST STENT. THE PT'S STATUS IS REPORTED AS "FINE".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 WALLSTENT ENDOPROSTHESIS BILIARY STENT FGE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC H965430400 9416579

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention