FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TAXUS EXPRESS2 PACLITAXEL-ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1181138 · Received September 30, 2008

Report

Report Number
2134265-2008-02832
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 30, 2008
Report Date
September 2, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
NIQ
PMA / PMN Number
P030025
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVAL; THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. A LABELING REVIEW IDENTIFIED THAT THE DEVICE WAS USED AS PER THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE (DFU) FOR TAXUS EXPRESS2. THE MFG RECORDS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND NO ISSUES OR DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT IS ANTICIPATED PROCEDURAL COMPLICATION AS THE DEVICE RELATED ROOT CAUSE DOES NOT APPLY AND THE COMPLAINT IS DUE TO KNOWN PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF THE PROCEDURE NOTED WITHIN THE DFU, AND/OR DEVICE LABELING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SAME CASE AS MFR #: 2134265-2008-02831. IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST A CORONARY DRUG ELUTING STENTING TREATMENT PROCEDURE THAT STENT THROMBOSIS OCCURRED. THE PHYSICIAN IMPLANTED TWO TAXUS EXPRESS2 DRUG ELUTING STENTS SIZES 3.0X20MM AND 3.0X12MM IN AN UNSPECIFIED VESSEL. POST PROCEDURE STENT THROMBOSIS AND MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION OCCURRED. ADDITIONAL INFO HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TAXUS EXPRESS2 PACLITAXEL-ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM NIQ STENT, CORONARY, DRUG-ELUTING NIQ BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 3.00X12MM 6183329

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other