WEB 17
Report
- Report Number
- 2032493-2021-00455
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- November 19, 2021
- Report Date
- October 21, 2021
- Manufacturer
- MICROVENTION, INC.
- Product Code
- OPR
- PMA / PMN Number
- P170032
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN; THEREFORE, A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS; THEREFORE, A DEVICE EVALUATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. PROCEDURE IMAGES WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) IDENTIFIES ISCHEMIC STROKE, HEMORRHAGE, DEVICE MIGRATION AND DEATH AS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF THE DEVICE.
THE JOURNAL ARTICLE "INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM TREATMENT WITH INTRASACCULAR FLOW DISRUPTION: COMPARISON OF WEB-21 AND WEB 17 SYSTEMS", PUBLISHED IN PAGANO P, ET AL. J NEUROINTERVENT SURG 2021;0:1-6. DOI:10.1136/NEURINTSURG-2021-017876", RECENTLY REPORTED ON THE AUTHOR'S CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH WEB-17 AND WEB-21 DEVICES. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FROM JUNE 2015 TO NOVEMBER 2019, 87 PATIENTS WITH 92 ANEURYSMS WERE TREATED WITH WEB-21 (38/92, 41.3%) AND WEB-17 (54/92, 58.7%). THE MORBIMORTALITY DATA INDICATED THAT ONE PATIENT DEVELOPED HEMORRHAGE COMPLICATIONS AND EXPIRED. THE PATIENT'S TWO ANEURYSMS (RIGHT MCA AND LEFT ICA-OPHTHALMIC ANEURYSM IN ORDER OF TREATMENT) WERE TREATED WITH THE WEB-17 DEVICE THAT WAS PLACED IN THE ICA ANEURYSM, BUT THE WEB REPORTEDLY MIGRATED AFTER DETACHMENT INTO THE DISTAL CIRCULATION. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED FROM AN M2 BRANCH USING A SOLITAIRE AND AN ASPIRATION CATHETER. POSTOPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT WORSENED CLINICALLY, AND CT REVEALED A LARGE LEFT HEMISPHERIC HEMATOMA RESULTING IN THE PATIENT'S DEATH. DATE OF DEATH IS UNKNOWN. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 5. (REF. MFR. REPORTS #: 2032493-2021-00456, 2032493-2021-00458, 2032493-2021-00459, AND 2032493-2021-00460).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1739394 | WEB 17 | INTRASACCULAR FLOW DISRUPTION DEVICE | OPR | MICROVENTION, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | Death |