FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT

MDR report key: 1192111 · Received October 7, 2008

Report

Report Number
9616099-2008-02399
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 7, 2008
Date of Event
August 6, 2008
Report Date
September 10, 2008
Manufacturer
CORDIS DE MEXICO
Product Code
NIQ
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION, AS IT REMAINS IMPLANTED. ADDITIONAL INFO WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS UPON RECEIPT. THIS IS ONE OF TWO PRODUCTS INVOLVED IN THE SAME PT AND REPORTED UNDER MFG NUMBERS: 9616099-2008-02398. ADDITIONAL INFO WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS UPON RECEIPT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ACUTE THROMBOSIS. THE INTENDED PROCEDURE WAS AN ELECTIVE CASE TO TREAT A LESION IN THE MID AND DISTAL LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD). DURING THE PROCEDURE THE LESION WAS PRE-DILATED TO 16 ATMOSPHERES (ATM) FOR 15 SECONDS. THEN A 2.5X23MM CYPHER STENT WAS DEPLOYED AT 16 ATMS FOR 15 SECS, THEN PROXIMALLY TO THE FIRST STENT, A 3.0X13MM CYPHER STENT WAS DEPLOYED TO 16 ATMS FOR 20 SECONDS. POST TREATMENT, THE LESION PRESENTED A 25% RESIDUAL STENOSIS. THE VESSEL REMAINED WITH TIMI III PRE AND POST PROCEDURE. AFTER THE PROCEDURE, THE PT COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAIN. A CORONARY ANGIOGRAM WAS CONDUCTED AND THROMBOSIS WAS OBSERVED INSIDE THE IMPLANTED STENTS. THE PHYSICIAN SUSPECTED HEPARIN-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA (HIT) AND THEREFORE, STOPPED ADMINISTRATING HEPARIN. ARGATROBAN WAS ADMINISTERED INTRAVENOUSLY INSTEAD. HOWEVER, THE THROMBI WOULDN'T STOP FORMING. ANGIOPLASTY WAS CONDUCTED AGAIN A MICRO DRIVER STENT WAS IMPLANTED INSIDE THE SECOND CYPHER. FURTHER INFO PROVIDED BY THE PHYSICIAN INDICATED THAT THE PT DID NOT HAVE HIT BECAUSE THROMBOSIS FORMATION DID NOT STOP AFTER STOPPING THE ADMINISTRATION OF HEPARIN. THEREFORE, THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE THROMBOTIC EVENT WAS BECAUSE LIPID CORE WAS STICKING OUT BETWEEN THE STRUT OF THE 2ND CYPHER STENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT DRUG-ELUTING STENT (NIQ) NIQ CORDIS DE MEXICO NA 13402699

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 77 YR Hospitalization| R HEPARIN| ANTI-PLATELET THERAPIES CONDUCTED WERE THE| FOLLOWING: ASPIRIN| TICLOPIDINE| HYDROCHLORIDE SARPOGRELATE HYDROCHLORIDE