CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT
Report
- Report Number
- 3003742446-2008-00202
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 17, 2008
- Report Date
- September 30, 2008
- Manufacturer
- CORDIS LLC (PR)
- Product Code
- NIQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P020026
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NJ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
REPORT WAS RECEIVED REGARDING POTENTIAL LEGAL ACTION INVOLVING A PRESUMED STENT THROMBOSIS. REVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE INFO DOES NOT REVEAL SUFFICIENT INFO TO RELATE THE PROCEDURAL, PATIENT OR TARGET LESION DETAILS. AN UNK CYPHER STENT WAS PLACED IN AN UNK CORONARY ARTERY OF A MALE PATIENT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PATIENT SUFFERED A PRESUMED STENT THROMBOSIS. THE STENT IS UNAVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS, AND NO STERILE LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. ADDITIONALLY, AS THE STERILE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE, DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. STENT THROMBOSIS IS A KNOWN POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH CORONARY ARTERY STENT IMPLANTATION, AND IS LISTED IN THE PRODUCT IFU (INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE) AS SUCH. REVIEW OF THE SEVERELY LIMITED INFO DOES NOT SUGGEST WHAT FACTORS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PRESUMED STENT THROMBOSIS.
JOHNSON&JOHNSON HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE INTENT FOR LEGAL ACTION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION, THERE IS NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. BASED UPON THE ATTACHED FILE, THIS PATIENT SUFFERED SERIOUS AND PERMANENT INJURY. IT IS PRESUMED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERED STENT THROMBOSIS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT | DRUG-ELUTING STENT (NIQ) | NIQ | CORDIS LLC (PR) | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | Hospitalization| L |