FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WINGSPAN STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1211495 · Received October 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
2939204-2008-00490
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 22, 2008
Date of Event
February 27, 2008
Report Date
October 13, 2008
Manufacturer
NEUROVASCULAR DIVISION, BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.
Product Code
NJE
PMA / PMN Number
H050001
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

VESSEL DISSECTION. NO ALLEGATION OF PRODUCT MALFUNCTION OR NON CONFORMANCE CONTRIBUTING TO THE REPORTED EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT PRESENTED WITH SYMPTOMS OF VERTEBRAL-BASILAR HYPOPERFUSION AND ANGIOGRAPHY REVEALED NEAR TOTAL OCCLUSION OF THE RIGHT BASILAR ARTERY. FOLLOWING SEQUENTIAL ANGIOPLASTY USING TWO PTA DILATION CATHETERS AND THE PLACEMENT OF A STENT, ANGIOGRAPHY REVEALED A DISSECTION IN THE RIGHT VERTEBRALE ARTERY. A SECOND STENT WAS PLACED TO TREAT THE VESSEL DISSECTION AND THERE WERE NO CLINICAL SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE PRESENTING SYMPTOMS AND THE PATIENT IS REPORTED TO BE FUNCTIONALLY INDEPENDENT AT HOME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 WINGSPAN STENT SYSTEM (NJE) NEUROVASCULAR STENT NJE NEUROVASCULAR DIVISION, BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. WS035015 0011315155

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Required Intervention A WINGSPAN STENTS (BOSTON SCIENTIFIC)| TWO GATEWAY PTA DILATION CATHETER