XIENCE V EVEROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2010-02358
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 5, 2010
- Date of Event
- October 8, 2010
- Report Date
- October 12, 2010
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT VASCULAR-CARDIAC THERAPIES
- Product Code
- NIQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P070015
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4). THE 3.0 X 12 MM VOYAGER NC (PART 1011754-12, LOT 0050362), INDICATED IS BEING FILED UNDER A SEPARATE MFR #. EVAL SUMMARY: FACTORS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO BALLOON RUPTURES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, BALLOON DAMAGE DURING MANUFACTURING, WEAK MATERIALS, EXCESSIVELY APPLIED PRESSURE, OR INTERACTIONS WITH ACCESSORY DEVICES, PT ANATOMY, AND/OR LESION CALCIFICATION OR TORTUOSITY. RETURN OF THE XIENCE V STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM (SDS) USED IN THE PROCEDURE MAY HAVE AIDED IN THE EVAL. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY LEAK IN THE CATHETER NOTED DURING PREPARATION FOR USE, WHICH WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE SDS WAS NOT DAMAGED PRIOR TO USE. THE PT ANATOMY WAS MODERATELY TORTUOUS AND HEAVILY CALCIFIED, WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE REPORTED RUPTURE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE BALLOON MATERIAL WAS DAMAGED (SCRATCHED) DURING INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER DEVICES, OR PT ANATOMY, SUCH THAT THE BALLOON RUPTURED UPON THE FIRST INFLATION AT 10 ATMS WHICH IS BELOW THE RATED BURST PRESSURE (RBP). A REVIEW OF THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY NON-CONFORMING MATERIAL RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOT AND ALL LOT RELEASE TESTING MET MANUFACTURING CRITERIA. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A LOT SPECIFIC PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY. WITHOUT THE PRODUCT TO EXAMINE, A DEFINITIVE CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED BALLOON RUPTURE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. ALL STENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS ARE 100% VISUALLY INSPECTED AND LEAK TESTED PRIOR TO PACKAGING. ADDITIONALLY, A SAMPLING OF UNITS IS DESTRUCTIVELY TESTED TO VERIFY RBP.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE OF THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY WHICH HAD MODERATE TORTUOSITY, HEAVY CALCIFICATION, ECCENTRIC DE NOVO, AND 90% STENOSIS, AFTER PRE-DILATATION WITH A BALLOON CATHETER AN "INDENTATION" WAS STILL NOTED, BUT A 3.0 X 18 MM XIENCE V WAS IMPLANTED. THE BALLOON RUPTURED DURING THE FIRST INFLATION OF 30 SECONDS AT 10 ATMOSPHERES (ATMS). THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO POST-DILATE THE 3.0 X 12 MM VOYAGER NC 3.0 AT THE LESION, BUT IT ALSO RUPTURED DURING THE FIRST INFLATION OF 30 SECONDS AT 12 ATMS. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PT EFFECT. THE PHYSICIAN USED A NON-ABBOTT BALLOON TO POST-DILATE THE LESION AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ISSUE. NO ADDITIONAL INFO WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XIENCE V EVEROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM | NIQ | ABBOTT VASCULAR-CARDIAC THERAPIES | NA | 0041241 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | FIELDER FC| GUIDE WIRE: RUNTHROUGH NS,| GUIDE CATH: AXESS| FORTIS,| 3.0 X 12 MM VOYAGER NC (PART 1011754-12,| LOT 0050362)| DILATATION CATHETER: MAVERICK II, |