FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

G2 X FILTER SYSTEM - FEMORAL

MDR report key: 1653469 · Received March 29, 2010

Report

Report Number
2020394-2010-00107
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 29, 2010
Report Date
March 2, 2010
Manufacturer
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Product Code
DTK
PMA / PMN Number
K082305
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE RAW MATERIALS, THE SUBASSEMBLIES, THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND THE QUALITY CONTROL TESTING. THIS LOT MET ALL RELEASE CRITERIA. THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND IN THE RECORDS TO INDICATE THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING RELATED CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPLAINT REPORTED TO DATE FOR THIS LOT NUMBER. THE FILTER REMAINS IMPLANTED; THEREFORE, NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. THE EVENT INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SYSTEMIC VASCULAR COAGULATION SYMPTOMS INVOLVING THROMBOSIS IN BOTH THE VENOUS AND ARTERIAL SYSTEM. APPROXIMATELY SIX HOURS POST SUCCESSFUL FILTER IMPLANT FOR DVT EXTENDING FROM THE RIGHT POPLITEAL VEIN TO THE ILIAC VEIN, THE PATIENT RETURNED TO THE ER IN A HYPOTENSIVE STATE, COMPLAINING OF LEFT LEG PAIN. IMAGING IDENTIFIED EXTENSIVE BILATERAL THROMBUS EXTENDING FROM BOTH POPLITEAL VEINS INTO THE VENA CAVA, WITH THROMBUS NOTED WITHIN THE FILTER AND ABOVE THE FILTER. REPORTEDLY, THE FILTER WAS LOCATED AND PROPERLY POSITIONED BELOW THE LOWEST RENAL VEIN. REPORTEDLY, AN AORTIC BYPASS WAS PERFORMED AND VENOUS THROMBOLYSIS WERE PERFORMED. THE PATIENT EXPIRED AFTER THE AORTIC BYPASS PROCEDURE. AN AUTOPSY WILL NOT BE PERFORMED. THE PATIENT'S CAUSE OF DEATH IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 G2 X FILTER SYSTEM - FEMORAL DTK BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. GFTH3225

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Death STEROIDS