JOSTENT GRAFTMASTER
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2011-00348
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 17, 2011
- Date of Event
- December 23, 2010
- Report Date
- December 23, 2010
- Manufacturer
- AV-TEMECULA-CT
- Product Code
- MAF
- PMA / PMN Number
- HDE00001
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MS, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. INCORRECT ANATOMY. FAILURE TO SEAL THE PERFORATION (THE REPORTED LEAK) MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, STENT GRAFT FOIL DAMAGE, PATIENT ANATOMICAL MORPHOLOGY, PRODUCT SIZE SELECTION, DEPLOYMENT TECHNIQUE (NON-CENTRAL POSITIONING OF STENT GRAFT OVER PERFORATION OR INADEQUATE OVERLAPPING), INTERFERENCE FROM PREVIOUSLY DEPLOYED DEVICES, OR GROWTH OF PERFORATION DURING DEPLOYMENT. DURING MANUFACTURING, ALL STENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS (SDS) ARE 100% LEAK-TESTED AND VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR FOIL DAMAGE AND PROPER PLACEMENT. THE STENT REMAINS IN THE ANATOMY, AND THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED WHICH MAY HAVE AIDED IN THE EVALUATION. IN THIS CASE, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE STENT WAS NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY IN THE ANATOMY TO PROPERLY SEAL THE PERFORATION. HOWEVER AS THIS CANNOT BE CONFIRMED, A CONCLUSIVE CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED FAILURE TO SEAL THE PERFORATION CANNOT BE DETERMINED. ADDITIONAL TREATMENT WAS USED TO HELP SEAL THE PERFORATION. IT WAS REPORTED THE GRAFTMASTER WAS USED TO TREAT A PERFORATION IN THE RIGHT ILIAC ARTERY. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE GRAFTMASTER INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) STATES: THE JOSTENT GRAFTMASTER IS A BALLOON-EXPANDABLE PRE-MOUNTED CORONARY STENT GRAFT FOR INTRALUMINAL CHRONIC PLACEMENT IN CORONARY ARTERIES OR AORTO-CORONARY BYPASS GRAFTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE CORONARY ARTERY PERFORATIONS. 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. IN THIS CASE, ALTHOUGH A CONCLUSIVE CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED FOR THE REPORTED FAILURE TO SEAL AND THE REPORTED PATIENT EFFECTS, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS BEING USED IN THE RIGHT ILIAC TO TREAT A PERFORATION CAUSED BY A NON-ABBOTT DEVICE. THE STENT WAS IMPLANTED, HOWEVER DID NOT COMPLETELY SEAL THE PERFORATION. ADDITIONAL BALLOON INFLATIONS WERE PERFORMED WITH THE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM BALLOON TO COMPLETELY STOP THE PERFORATION LEAK. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOSTENT GRAFTMASTER | CORONARY STENT GRAFT | MAF | AV-TEMECULA-CT | 596935 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |