FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GORE EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

MDR report key: 1780869 · Received July 29, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953161-2010-00143
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 29, 2010
Date of Event
July 19, 2010
Report Date
July 29, 2010
Manufacturer
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES
Product Code
MIH
PMA / PMN Number
P020004
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A REVIEW OF THE MFG PAPERWORK HAS BEEN CONDUCTED. THE REVIEW OF THE MFG PAPERWORK VERIFIED THAT THIS LOT MET ALL PRE-RELEASE SPECS. PLEASE NOTE AN ADDITIONAL DEVICE IMPLANTED AND RELATED TO THIS EVENT: (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2010, THE PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH FOUR GORE EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESES TO TREAT AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM. DURING THE PROCEDURE, A PERSISTENT PROXIMAL TYPE I ENDOLEAK WAS NOTED AND AN AORTIC EXTENDER COMPONENT WAS IMPLANTED TO TREAT THE ENDOLEAK. THE ENDOLEAK WAS NOT RESOLVED AND THE PHYSICIAN HAS DECIDED TO TAKE A WAIT AND WATCH APPROACH. WHILE BALLOONING THE DISTAL PORTION OF THE ILIAC EXTENDER COMPONENT, THE PHYSICIAN INADVERTENTLY RUPTURED THE COMMON ILIAC ARTERY. THE RUPTURE WAS TREATED WITH AN ATRIUM ICAST STENT. THE RUPTURE WAS RESOLVED AND THE PT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GORE EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS MIH / SYSTEM, ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT, AORTIC ANEURYSM TREATMENT MIH W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES WLG325 7770047

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Hospitalization| R