OMNILINK STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM
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
(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.
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 |