FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1111887 · Received August 12, 2008

Report

Report Number
9616695-2008-00122
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 12, 2008
Date of Event
March 1, 2008
Report Date
July 24, 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
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

STUDY EVENT. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO ABBOTT VASCULAR FOR ANALYSIS, AND NO DEVICE MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED. A REVIEW OF THE FINISHED DEVICE LOT HISTORY RECORD (LHR) DID NOT REVEAL ANY EXCEPTIONS RELATED TO THIS EVENT. NON-STROKE NEUROLOGICAL EVENTS AND EMBOLISM ARE KNOWN POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF CAROTID STENTS AS STATED IN THE DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: NONE. SYMPTOMS/AE: LEFT EYE RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION. TIME OF SYMPTOMS/AE: APPROXIMATELY 26 DAYS POST PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT IN 2008, APPROXIMATELY 26 DAYS POST A LEFT INTERNAL/COMMON CAROTID ARTERY STENTING PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A BLURRY SPOT IN THE PERIPHERAL VISION. THE PATIENT WAS EVALUATED BY A RETINA AND VITREOUS SURGEON ON FOUR MONTHS LATER, AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LEFT EYE RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION AND A CHOLESTEROL PLAQUE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED TREATMENT AND THE PATIENT WILL BE OBSERVED CLOSELY FOR ANY CHANGES. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM NIM ABBOTT VASCULAR GALWAY NA 393658

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Disability