FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TAXUS EXPRESS2 PACLITAXEL-ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1761352 · Received July 19, 2010

Report

Report Number
2134265-2010-03402
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 19, 2010
Report Date
June 23, 2010
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE
Product Code
NIQ
PMA / PMN Number
P030025
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: IT IS INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF THE BATCH HISTORY, HISTORICAL TRENDING, AND SIMILAR COMPLAINT TRENDING REVIEW FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED.BSC ID: A00230166/TW# 1637914

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST A STENTING TREATMENT PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS. A TAXUS EXPRESS2 STENT ALONG WITH A NON BSC STENT HAD BEEN IMPLANTED IN AN UNSPECIFIED LESION AND TWO TO THREE MONTHS LATER THE PATIENT BEGAN HAVING RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS. IT IS NOT BELIEVED THAT THE PATIENT'S SYMPTOMS ARE RELATED TO A HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION TO THE IMPLANTED STENTS, AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS NOT BEEN TREATED FOR THEIR SYMPTOMS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED BUT IS NOT AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TAXUS EXPRESS2 PACLITAXEL-ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM CORONARY DRUG-ELUTING STENT NIQ BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE UNK432

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other XIENCE STENT