FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

PROTEGE EVERFLEX SELFEXPANDING NITINOL STENT

MDR report key: 1707037 · Received May 25, 2010

Report

Report Number
2183870-2010-00094
Event Type
Other
Date Received
May 25, 2010
Date of Event
April 26, 2010
Report Date
May 14, 2010
Manufacturer
EV3 INC.
Product Code
FGE
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THIS DEVICE DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES RELEVANT TO THIS REPORTED EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON THE SFA. DURING A PROCEDURE STENTING THE TOTAL SFA, THREE PROTEGE STENTS WERE DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY. HOWEVER, THE FOURTH PROTEGE EVERFLEX STENT WAS NOT ABLE TO DEPLOY AND DID NOT UNSHEATH PROPERLY. UPON EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE, THE TIP FROM THE THIRD PROTEGE STENT DEPLOYED WAS FOUND STRUNG TOGETHER WITH THE TIP ON THE UNDEPLOYED PROTEGE EVERFLEX AT THE DISTAL END OF THE OUTER SHEATH OF THE UNDEPLOYED STENT. NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROTEGE EVERFLEX SELFEXPANDING NITINOL STENT FGE EV3 INC. PRB35-06-100-120 8020972

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other