PALMAZ SCHATZ STENT UNKNOWN
Report
- Report Number
- 9610978-2008-00231
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 12, 2008
- Date of Event
- June 12, 2007
- Report Date
- August 21, 2008
- Manufacturer
- CORDIS EUROPA, N.V.
- Product Code
- MAF
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SF
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNKNOWN PALMAZ SCHATZ STENT. THIS DEVICE IS ONE OF THREE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO MFR REPORT# 9616099-2008-02224, & 9616099-2008-02225. THE PRODUCT REMAINED IMPLANTED IN THE PT AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. ADDITIONAL INFO WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS UPON RECEIPT.
THE NOTIFICATION RECEIVED FOR THE STUDY INDICATED THAT A 61 YEAR OLD MALE UNDERWENT IMPLANTATION OF A 3.00 X 28MM CYPHER SELECT PLUS STENT IN THE PROXIMAL LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY (LAD) AND A 3.00 X 18MM CYPHER SELECT PLUS STENT IN THE PROXIMAL CIRCUMFLEX. THE LAD WAS AN IN-STENT RESTENOSIS OF A PREVIOUSLY IMPLANTED PALMAZ SCHATZ STENT. AT THE SIX MONTH FOLLOW-UP IN LATE 2007, THE PT HAD ANGINA. IN EARLY 2008, THE PT COMPLAINED OF ANGINA, AN ANGIOGRAM SHOWED THAT THE STENTS IN THE CIRCUMFLEX AND LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY (LAD) WERE STILL WIDELY PATENT, BUT A NEW DISEASE HAD DEVELOPED, NAMELY A CRITICAL STENOSIS IN THE DISTAL PART OF THE MAIN STEM. THE PT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE CABG. THE EVENT WAS GRADED AS UNRELATED TO THE IMPLANTED CYPHER STENTS. THE STENOSIS IN THE DISTAL LEFT MAIN WAS WITHIN 4-5MM OF THE IMPLANTED CYPHER STENTS. THIS WILL BE CAPTURED AS PERI-STENT RESTENOSIS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALMAZ SCHATZ STENT UNKNOWN | NONE | MAF | CORDIS EUROPA, N.V. | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 YR | Hospitalization| R | CLOPIDOGREL |