FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AVE GFX OTW CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 184542 · Received August 28, 1998

Report

Report Number
2953200-1998-00127
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 28, 1998
Date of Event
July 20, 1998
Report Date
July 30, 1998
Manufacturer
ARTERIAL VASCULAR ENGINEERING, INC.
Product Code
MAF
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A 3.5MM DIAMETER X 30MM LENGTH AVE GFX STENT WAS INSERTED INTO THE RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY OF A PT WITH MULTI-VESSEL CORONARY DISEASE. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO CROSS THE TARGET LESION, THEREFORE, THE STENT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WERE PULLED BACK FROM THE CORONARY ARTERY. DURING REMOVAL, THE STENT DISLODGED FROM THE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE STENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY SNARED FROM THE PT AND DISCARDED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PT WENT TO SURGERY FOR REPAIR OF THE FEMORAL ARTERY. IS IS NOT KNOWN IF THE REPAIR TO THE FEMORAL ARTERY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF AN AVE GFX STENT, BUT THE PT "DID NOT SUFFER ANY FURTHER INJURY". THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL CLINICAL SEQUELAE REPORTED RELATIVE TO THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AVE GFX OTW CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Implant OVER-THE-WIRE CORONARY STENT SYSTEM MAF ARTERIAL VASCULAR ENGINEERING, INC. NA 8F25E17

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention