FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OMNILINK STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1982115 · Received February 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
2024168-2011-00779
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 8, 2011
Date of Event
January 17, 2011
Report Date
January 17, 2011
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
FGE
PMA / PMN Number
K063481
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. INCORRECT ANATOMY. STENT FRACTURE CAN BE A RESULT OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, STENT MATERIAL, POST DILATATION TECHNIQUE, ANATOMICAL MOTION RESULTING IN STRESS/FATIGUE OF THE STENT MATERIAL AND/OR INTERACTION WITH OTHER DEVICE POST DEPLOYMENT. THE STENT FRACTURE WAS NOT NOTED AT THE TIME OF STENT IMPLANT WHICH WAS FOUR YEARS PRIOR. IN THIS CASE, A REQUEST WAS MADE TO GET A COPY OF THE CINE OR PICTURE OF THE FRACTURED/RESTENOSIS IN THE STENT; HOWEVER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HOSPITAL TRADITIONALLY WILL NOT ALLOW ANY IMAGES TO BE TAKEN OUTSIDE OF HOSPITAL. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS REPORTED FROM THE TERRITORY MANAGER THAT LOOKING AT THE FILMS, THE STENT WAS NOT BROKEN IN TWO PIECES. A CONCLUSIVE CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED STENT FRACTURE AND REPORTED RE-STENOSIS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO INDICATION TO SUGGEST A PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN OMNILINK STENT IMPLANTED IN THE BRACHIOCEPHALIC ARTERY APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE FRACTURED (NOT IN TWO PIECES) AND RE-STENOSED. A NON-ABBOTT 6.0 X 22 MM COVERED STENT WAS IMPLANTED FOR TREATMENT AND POST-DILATATION WAS PERFORMED WITH AN 8.0 X 20 MM BALLOON CATHETER. THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS GOOD. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OMNILINK STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM BILIARY STENT SYSTEM FGE AV-TEMECULA-CT

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Required Intervention