FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LIFESTENT VASCULAR STENT

MDR report key: 2112301 · Received May 23, 2011

Report

Report Number
9681442-2011-00026
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 23, 2011
Date of Event
April 25, 2011
Report Date
April 25, 2011
Manufacturer
ANGIOMED GMBH & CO. MEDIZINTECHIK
Product Code
NIP
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED. THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED BY THE USER FACILITY; THEREFORE, A DEVICE EVALUATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. THIS EVENT IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE THIS DEVICE IS THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO PMA #P070014 MARKETED IN THE UNITED STATES. NOTE: THE BALLOON DETACHMENT WAS REPORTED IN MANUFACTURER REPORT# 2020394-2011-00108.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER SUCCESSFUL STENT DEPLOYMENT, A PTA BALLOON BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE STENT AND THE STENT ELONGATED DURING THE ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE BALLOON. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ATTEMPTED RETRACTION OF THE BALLOON CATHETER RESULTED IN A BALLOON CATHETER SHAFT BREAK AND DETACHMENT, LEAVING THE BALLOON SEGMENT WITHIN THE PT. THE BALLOON AND PART OF THE STENT WERE SURGICALLY REMOVED. THE PT IS REPORTED TO BE DOING FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIFESTENT VASCULAR STENT NIP NIP ANGIOMED GMBH & CO. MEDIZINTECHIK ANUI1522

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention