SMART CONTROL NITINOL STENT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 9616099-2010-00905
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 2, 2010
- Date of Event
- November 9, 2010
- Report Date
- November 9, 2010
- Manufacturer
- CORDIS DE MEXICO
- Product Code
- NIO
- PMA / PMN Number
- P020036
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOT WAS PERFORMED AND REVEALED NO ANOMALIES DURING THE MANUFACTURING AND INSPECTION PROCESSES THAT CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED COMPLAINT. BASED ON THE LACK OF INFORMATION AND THE INABILITY TO ASSIGN OR DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME. AN INTERNAL CORDIS INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT PUSHING THE SDS AGAINST RESISTANCE CAN CAUSE THE OUTER MEMBER TO COMPRESS, THUS CONTRIBUTING TO PREMATURE STENT DEPLOYMENT/STENT JUMPING WITH THE LOCKING PIN STILL IN. THE IFU STATES, "IF RESISTANCE IS MET DURING DELIVERY INTRODUCTION, THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ANOTHER SYSTEM SHOULD BE USED." WITH THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE AND WITHOUT RETURN OF THE PRODUCT FOR ANALYSIS OR FILMS OF THE EVENT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DRAW A CLINICAL CONCLUSION BETWEEN THE DEVICE AND THE EVENT. HOWEVER, VESSEL CHARACTERISTICS AND PROCEDURAL FACTORS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT.
WHILE DEPLOYING A STENT IN A MODERATELY CALCIFIED AND MODERATELY TORTUOUS 95% STENOSED LEFT COMMON ILIAC ARTERY IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STENT JUMPED FORWARD AND WAS PLACED DISTAL TO THE TARGET LESION. AN ADDITIONAL STENT WAS DEPLOYED TO COMPLETELY COVER THE TARGET LESION. THE USER FOLLOWED ALL THE IFU'S PRECAUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STENT DEPLOYMENT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMART CONTROL NITINOL STENT SYSTEM | SELF EXPANDING STENTS (NIO) | NIO | CORDIS DE MEXICO | NA | 14140213 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |