FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

JOSTENT GRAFTMASTER

MDR report key: 1142746 · Received August 27, 2008

Report

Report Number
2024168-2008-00733
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 27, 2008
Date of Event
July 28, 2008
Report Date
July 29, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR-CARDIAC THERAPIES
Product Code
MAF
PMA / PMN Number
HDE00001
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTING STATUS: SERIOUS INJURY/MEDICAL INTERVENTION. REPORTING RATIONALE: PERFORATION NOT SEALED REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION. DEVICE ISSUE: LEAK - STENT GRAFT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PERFORATION WAS CAUSED BY ANOTHER COMPANY'S BALLOON, DURING POSTDILATATION OF A HEAVILY CALCIFIED LESION IN THE LAD. THE PERFORATION WAS BEING TREATED WITH THE GRAFTMASTER DEVICES. THE FIRST GRAFTMASTER ALMOST COMPLETELY SEALED THE PERFORATION, AND WOULD HAVE SEALED IT COMPLETELY; HOWEVER, THE PHYSICIAN DID NOT WANT TO WAIT AND CHOSE ANOTHER GRAFTMASTER TO FINISH SEALING THE PERFORATION. THE SECOND GRAFTMASTER DISLODGED FROM THE BALLOON INTO THE CORONARY ARTERY. AS NO SURGERY BACKUP WAS AVAILABLE AT THIS ACCOUNT, THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL WHERE THE PHYSICIAN WENT IN WITH A GUIDE WIRE AND ANOTHER BALLOON AND WAS ABLE TO DEPLOY THE GRAFTMASTER STENT AT THE PERFORATION, SUCCESSFULLY SEALING THE PERFORATION. NO ADDITIONAL EVENT OR PATIENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 JOSTENT GRAFTMASTER MAF ABBOTT VASCULAR-CARDIAC THERAPIES NA 418345

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Required Intervention DIL CATH: QUANTUM MAVERICK