FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VERIFLEX (LIBERTE) CORONARY STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1770046 · Received July 25, 2010

Report

Report Number
2134265-2010-00503
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 25, 2010
Date of Event
October 20, 2005
Report Date
October 20, 2005
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC IRELAND LTD.
Product Code
MAF
PMA / PMN Number
P040016
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
HU
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE BATCH NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. THEREFORE, A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE IS ANTICIPATED PROCEDURAL COMPLICATION AS THIS EVENT IS A KNOWN PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF THE PROCEDURE AND IS NOTED IN THE DIRECTION FOR USE (DFU). (B)(4). DEVICE NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A CORONARY ARTERY STENTING PROCEDURE A DISSECTION OCCURRED. TARGET LESION 1 WAS IN THE RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY (RCA) WITH A 3.5MM REFERENCE VESSEL DIAMETER AND AN 18MM LESION LENGTH. PRE-PROCEDURE THERE WAS 53% STENOSIS AND POST-PROCEDURE 2% RESIDUAL STENOSIS. A 3.5X20MM LIBERTE STENT WAS IMPLANTED. TARGET LESION 2 WAS IN THE RCA WITH A 3.5MM REFERENCE VESSEL DIAMETER AND A 14MM LESION LENGTH. PRE-PROCEDURE THERE WAS 54% STENOSIS AND POST-PROCEDURE 6% RESIDUAL STENOSIS. A 3.5X16MM LIBERTE STENT WAS IMPLANTED. AN ATTEMPT MADE FOR DIRECT STENTING FAILED DUE TO STENOSIS. THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE FOR THIS TARGET LESION; A LIBERTE STENT WAS IMPLANTED TO TREAT A DISSECTION. THE PROCEDURE WAS A TECHNICAL SUCCESS. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FOUR DAYS AFTER THE INDEX PROCEDURE WITH NO ANGINAL COMPLAINTS OR SILENT ISCHEMIA. THE DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS WERE ASA 100 MG/DAY FOR 12 MONTHS AND CLOPIDOGREL 75 MG/DAY FOR 12 MONTHS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VERIFLEX (LIBERTE) CORONARY STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM STENT, CORONARY MAF BOSTON SCIENTIFIC IRELAND LTD.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR Required Intervention