XIENCE V EVEROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2011-03725
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 26, 2011
- Date of Event
- May 1, 2011
- Report Date
- May 2, 2011
- Manufacturer
- AV-TEMECULA-CT
- Product Code
- NIQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P070015
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED. A FOLLOW-UP WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION.
(B)(4). EVALUATION SUMMARY: EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED XIENCE V STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM (SDS) NOTED CONTRAST VISIBLE ON THE SHAFT, CONSISTENT WITH HANDLING. THE STENT IMPLANT WAS STATIONARY ON THE TIGHTLY FOLDED BALLOON BETWEEN THE MARKERS WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. THE YELLOW PROTECTIVE SHEATH WAS RETURNED ON THE STENT IMPLANT. THE STYLET WAS RETURNED ADVANCED THROUGH THE TIP AND GUIDE WIRE LUMEN. THERE WAS A KINK IN THE SHAFT DISTAL TO THE STRAIN RELIEF TUBING. THE REPORTED DIFFICULTY COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AS AN INDEFLATOR, FILLED WITH WATER, WAS USED TO PREPARE THE SDS WITH NO AIR BUBBLES OR LEAK NOTED. THE BALLOON WAS INFLATED TO THE RATED BURST PRESSURE (RBP) WITH NO DAMAGE OR LEAK NOTED. IT IS POSSIBLE THERE WAS A FAULTY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SDS AND THE INFLATION DEVICE; HOWEVER, THIS COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. FURTHER, AS THE NOTED KINK IN THE SHAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DIFFICULTY, THE DAMAGE MAY HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE PROCEDURE OR DURING PACKAGING, HANDLING AND RETURN TO ABBOTT VASCULAR FOR ANALYSIS. A REVIEW OF THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY NON-CONFORMING MATERIAL RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOT THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COMPLAINT AND ALL LOT RELEASE TESTING MET MANUFACTURING CRITERIA. ADDITIONALLY, A QUERY OF THE COMPLAINT-HANDLING DATABASE WAS PERFORMED AND THERE HAS BEEN NO OTHER INCIDENTS REPORTED FOR LEAKS FOR THIS LOT. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A LOT SPECIFIC PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY. ALL STENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS ARE VISUALLY INSPECTED AND LEAK TESTED PRIOR TO PACKAGING. ADDITIONALLY, A SAMPLING OF UNITS IS DESTRUCTIVELY TESTED TO VERIFY RATED BURST PRESSURE.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING DEVICE PREPARATION, A LEAK IN THE BALLOON WAS DETECTED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XIENCE V EVEROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM | DRUG ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM | NIQ | AV-TEMECULA-CT | 9100661 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |