PROMUS PREMIER
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2021-01563
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 10, 2021
- Date of Event
- December 11, 2020
- Report Date
- February 10, 2021
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
- Product Code
- NIQ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
DEVICE EVALUATED BY MF.: A PROMUS PREMIER OUS MR 24 X 2.75 MM STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. A VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE STENT FOUND THAT STENT STRUTS IN THE MOST DISTAL STENT STRUT ROW WERE LIFTED FROM THE CRIMPED STENT POSITION. THE UNDAMAGED CRIMPED STENT OUTER DIAMETER WAS MEASURED AND THE RESULT WAS WITHIN MAXIMUM CRIMPED STENT PROFILE MEASUREMENT. STENT DAMAGE MOST LIKELY OCCURRED WHEN THE STRUTS WERE CAUGHT IN CALCIFICATION DURING WITHDRAWAL ATTEMPTS. THE BALLOON CONES WERE REVIEWED, AND NO ISSUES WERE NOTED. THE BALLOON WINGS WERE TIGHTLY WRAPPED AND EVENLY FOLDED AND WERE NOT SUBJECTED TO POSITIVE PRESSURE. A VISUAL AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE TIP SHOWED NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE. A VISUAL AND TACTILE EXAMINATION OF THE HYPOTUBE FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE HYPOTUBE SHAFT. A VISUAL AND TACTILE EXAMINATION OF THE OUTER AND MID-SHAFT SECTION AND A VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE INNER EXTRUSION FOUND NO ISSUES ALONG THE SHAFT POLYMER EXTRUSION. NO OTHER ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS.
REPORTABLE BASED ON DEVICE ANALYSIS COMPLETED ON 21-JAN 2021. IT WAS REPORTED THAT CROSSING DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE 90% STENOSED TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE MILDLY TORTUOUS AND MILDLY CALCIFIED RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY. A 24 X 2.75 PROMUS PREMIER DRUG-ELUTING STENT WAS ADVANCED FOR TREATMENT BUT COULD NOT CROSS THE LESION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A DIFFERENT DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AND THE PATIENT STATUS WAS STABLE. HOWEVER, RETURNED DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED STENT DAMAGE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207792 | PROMUS PREMIER | STENT, CORONARY, DRUG-ELUTING | NIQ | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | 9551 | 0024068158 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 YR |