FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

TURBO ELITE 2.3MM

MDR report key: 1725483 · Received June 10, 2010

Report

Report Number
1721279-2010-00027
Event Type
Death
Date Received
June 10, 2010
Date of Event
May 13, 2010
Report Date
June 10, 2010
Manufacturer
SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
Product Code
GEX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MANUFACTURER DATES FOR ALL DEVICES: UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

INDICATION FOR PROCEDURE: CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION OF THE SFA. PROCEDURE: MD TREATED A CTO OF THE SFA IN A PATIENT SUCCESSFULLY WITH A 2.3 TURBOELITE ON (B) (6) 2010. THREE DAY LATER ((B) (6) 2010) THE SPNC REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERED A POST-OPERATIVE CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE AND UNFORTUNATELY EXPIRED. THE MD STATED, HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THE SPNC DEVICE WAS RELATED TO THE PATIENT'S POST-OPERATIVE CRANIAL BLEED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MALFUNCTIONS OF THE SPNC DEVICE DURING THE (B) (6) 2010 CASE. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETAINED FOR RETURN ANALYSIS; THE SERIAL # OF THE TE 2.3 IS UNKNOWN. AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE DETAILS SURROUNDING THE PATIENT'S DEATH.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TURBO ELITE 2.3MM TE 2.3 GEX SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION 423-001 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death GENERATION 4 EXCIMER LASER