FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT

MDR report key: 1250401 · Received December 3, 2008

Report

Report Number
3003742446-2008-00272
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 3, 2008
Date of Event
December 18, 2006
Report Date
November 26, 2008
Manufacturer
CORDIS LLC (PR)
Product Code
NIQ
PMA / PMN Number
P020026
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORT WAS RECEIVED REGARDING POTENTIAL LEGAL ACTION INVOLVING A LATE STENT THROMBOSIS AND MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. REVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION DOES NOT REVEAL SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO RELATE THE PROCEDURAL, PATIENT OR TARGET LESION DETAILS. AN UNKNOWN CYPHER STENT WAS PLACED IN THE RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY OF A MALE PATIENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PATIENT SUFFERED A LATE STENT THROMBOSIS AND MI. THE INFORMATION REVEALS THE PLAVIX WAS DISCONTINUED EITHER THREE OR SIX MONTHS AFTER THE PROCEDURE. THE STENT IS UNAVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS AND NO STERILE LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. NO STERILE LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED THUS NO DHR COULD 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 SEVERLY LIMITED INFORMATION DOES NOT SUGGEST WHAT FACTORS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE LATE STENT THROMBOSIS AND MI.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT DRUG-ELUTING (NIQ) NIQ CORDIS LLC (PR) NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Hospitalization| R