FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TAXUS LIBERTE PACLITAXEL-ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1850384 · Received October 1, 2010

Report

Report Number
2134265-2010-04333
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 1, 2010
Date of Event
September 9, 2010
Report Date
September 9, 2010
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE
Product Code
NIQ
PMA / PMN Number
P060008
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE IS A COMBINATION PRODUCT. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE BATCH NUMBER IS UNKNOWN AND THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS FOR THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. THE ROOT CAUSE IS ANTICIPATED PROCEDURAL COMPLICATIONS AS THIS EVENT IS A KNOWN PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF THE PROCEDURE AND IS NOTED WITHIN THE DFU. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST A STENTING TREATMENT PROCEDURE A STROKE OCCURRED. A 2.25X12MM TAXUS LIBERTE ATOM STENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED IN THE DIAGONAL ARTERY AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT'S CONDITION WAS STABLE AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROCEDURE. FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A STROKE. THE PATIENT WAS SENT FOR AN MRI TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A STROKE ACTUALLY OCCURRED. THE PHYSICIAN DOES NOT THINK THE IMPLANTED TAXUS LIBERTE ATOM STENT CAUSED THE STROKE; HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE STROKE IS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TAXUS LIBERTE PACLITAXEL-ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM CORONARY DRUG-ELUTING STENT NIQ BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE H7493893612220

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention