ENDEAVOR RESOLUTE RX CORONARY STENT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2953200-2010-02479
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 9, 2010
- Date of Event
- November 12, 2010
- Report Date
- November 12, 2010
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR GALWAY
- Product Code
- NIQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P060033
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GM
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4): EVAL RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: VERY CALCIFIED LESION, 100% STENOSIS. ATTEMPT TO RETRACT DEVICE BACK INTO THE GUIDE CATHETER. USE OF FORCE. RESULTS: STENT DEFORMATION, FAILURE TO DELIVER THE STENT. EVAL METHODS: FILM. CINE IMAGE EVAL: THE IMAGES CONFIRMED THE DISEASED, STENOTIC CONDITION OF THE VESSEL. THE PRE-DILATION OF THE LESION PRIOR TO THE ATTEMPTED DELIVERY OF THE ENDEAVOR RESOLUTE STENT CAN BE SEEN. THE IMAGES ALSO SHOW THE DEVICE PARTIALLY INSIDE THE GUIDE CATHETER DURING THE ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE DEVICE. FURTHER IMAGES SHOW THE SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT OF ANOTHER ENDEAVOR RESOLUTE STENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DEVICE (B)(4) IS DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE THE US; HOWEVER IT IS SIMILAR TO THE US DISTRIBUTED PRODUCT EN27530X. DEVICE EVAL: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED INSIDE THE GUIDE CATHETER WITH A GUIDE-WIRE ATTACHED. THE BALLOON AND TIP WERE EXPOSED BEYOND THE PROXIMAL EDGE OF THE GUIDE CATHETER. THE FIRST 3 DISTAL STENT SEGMENTS WERE INTACT AND POSITIONED ON THE BALLOON AS PER SPECIFICATIONS. THE REMAINING SEGMENTS WERE SEVERELY STRETCHED, DEFORMED AND PULLED DISTALLY EXPOSING THE PROXIMAL BALLOON PORTION.
THE PHYSICIAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO IMPLANT A 2.75 MM DIAMETER X 30 MM LENGTH ENDEAVOR RESOLUTE RAPID EXCHANGE (RX) DRUG-ELUTING STENT TO TREAT A LESION IN THE PROXIMAL RCA. THE TARGET LESION WAS REPORTED TO BE VERY CALCIFIED WITH 100% STENOSIS. THE LESION WAS PRE-DILATED ONCE USING A 2.5 MM DIAMETER X 20 MM LENGTH SPRINTER LEGEND BALLOON UP TO 14 ATMS. FORCE WAS USED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE STENT THROUGH THE STENOSIS, HOWEVER, THE DEVICE FAILED TO CROSS AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE PT. THE PHYSICIAN EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES RETRACTING THE STENT BACK INTO THE GUIDE CATHETER. UPON REMOVAL, THE STENT WAS NOTED TO BE DAMAGED. THE DEVICE HAD BEEN INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. THE TARGET LESION WAS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED USING ANOTHER ENDEAVOR RESOLUTE RX STENT OF THE SAME SIZE. NO CLINICAL SEQUELAE WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENDEAVOR RESOLUTE RX CORONARY STENT SYSTEM | NIQ | MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR GALWAY | NA | 0002793888 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |