FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TALENT THORACIC STENT GRAFT WITH XCELERANT

MDR report key: 1922745 · Received November 12, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953200-2010-02220
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 12, 2010
Date of Event
October 15, 2010
Report Date
October 15, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR
Product Code
MIH
PMA / PMN Number
P070007
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): EVALUATION, RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (CAUSE OF MISALIGNED DEPLOYED BARE SPRING IS UNKNOWN).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A TALENT THORACIC STENT GRAFT SYSTEM WAS IMPLANTED IN A PATIENT FOR THE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF A THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSM. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE AORTIC ARCH WAS TIGHT AND STEEP AND THERE WAS AN ANTERIOR TYPE OF ANEURYSM. IT WAS REPORTED THAT UPON DEPLOYMENT ONE OF THE BARE SPRINGS STARTED TO MISALIGN. THE PHYSICIAN PULLED THE DELIVERY SYSTEM DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE MISALIGNMENT; HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE MISALIGNMENT. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW FAR DOWN IT WAS PULLED, BUT THE PHYSICIAN DID NOT WANT TO PULL DOWN TOO FAR SO AS NOT TO LOSE PROXIMAL FIXATION. ANOTHER PROXIMAL MAIN WAS USED AND SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED RIGHT AT THE SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY. NO CLINICAL SEQUELAE WERE REPORTED, AND THE PATIENT IS FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TALENT THORACIC STENT GRAFT WITH XCELERANT MIH MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR NA V00238172

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK