FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WINGSPAN STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1181611 · Received September 29, 2008

Report

Report Number
2939204-2008-00391
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 29, 2008
Date of Event
May 12, 2008
Report Date
September 5, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP., NEUROVASCULAR DIVISION
Product Code
NJE
PMA / PMN Number
H050001
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE CODE: OTHER FOR NO ALLEGATION OF PRODUCT MALFUNCTION OR NON CONFORMANCE CONTRIBUTING TO THE REPORTED EVENT. EVALUATION CONCLUSIONS: OTHER FOR ANTICIPATED PROCEDURAL COMPLICATION. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ALLEGED EVENT WITHOUT RESULT. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO FURTHER DETAILS TO REPORT. THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED AND WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEVICE WAS USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LABELING AND THAT THIS DID NOT CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE REPORTED EVENT. A REVIEW OF THE LABELING FOUND THAT IT CONTAINED LANGUAGE REGARDING RESTENOSIS THEREFORE, A ROOT CAUSE OF ANTICIPATED PROCEDURAL COMPLICATION WAS ASSIGNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED FOR A STENOSIS IN THE BASILAR ARTERY USING ANGIOPLASTY AND STENT PLACEMENT. FIVE MONTHS POST PROCEDURE THE PATIENT WAS READMITTED FOR THE ANGIOPLASTY TREATMENT OF IN-STENT RESTENOSIS. FOLLOWING THIS SECOND PROCEDURE THE PATIENT SUFFERED AN ACUTE SMALL INFARCT IN THE LEFT DORSOLATERAL MIDBRAIN RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED "THE PATIENT RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO WORK".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 WINGSPAN STENT SYSTEM (NJE) NEUROVASCULAR STENT NJE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP., NEUROVASCULAR DIVISION UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention BOSTON SCIENTIFIC GATEWAY PTA BALLOON CATHETER