GORE® VIATORR® TIPS ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH CONTROLLED EXPANSION
Report
- Report Number
- 3007284313-2025-03768
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 18, 2025
- Date of Event
- February 6, 2025
- Report Date
- February 18, 2025
- Manufacturer
- W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Product Code
- MIR
- UDI-DI
- 00733132635009
- PMA / PMN Number
- P040027
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE GORE® VIATORR® TIPS ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH CONTROLLED EXPANSION INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE LIST THROMBOSIS AS A POTENTIAL CLINICAL AND DEVICE ADVERSE EVENT. W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. (GORE) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH 21 C.F.R. PART 803, THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REGULATION. THIS REPORT IS BASED UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED BY GORE, WHICH THE COMPANY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FULLY INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FDA. BLANK FIELDS PRESENT ON THIS REPORT INCLUDE REQUIRED FIELDS AND FIELDS DETERMINED TO BE NOT APPLICABLE. BLANK REQUIRED FIELDS INDICATE THAT THE INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED, WAS DEEMED UNAVAILABLE OR WAS NOT APPLICABLE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, GORE, OR ITS ASSOCIATES THAT THE DEVICE, GORE OR ITS ASSOCIATES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A LEGAL ADMISSION BY ANYONE THAT THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT HAS ANY DEFECTS OR HAS MALFUNCTIONED, AS DEFINED FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT. THESE WORDS ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT AND ARE FIXED ITEMS FOR SELECTION CREATED BY THE FDA, TO CATEGORIZE THE TYPE OF EVENT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPORTING PURSUANT TO PART 803. THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH ANY INFORMATION OR REPORT DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED TO GORE: TWO GORE® VIATORR® TIPS ENDOPROSTHESES WITH CONTROLLED EXPANSION WERE IMPLANTED FOR A TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2025. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE PATIENT HAD PRESENTED WITH THROMBOSIS OF THE SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN, PORTAL VEIN, AND SPLENIC VEIN. ON (B)(6) 2025, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THROMBECTOMY FOR RECURRING SYMPTOMS. FOLLOWING THROMBECTOMY OF THE TWO VIATORR® DEVICES, ANOTHER GORE® VIATORR® TIPS ENDOPROSTHESES WITH CONTROLLED EXPANSION WAS IMPLANTED TO EXTEND TRACT COVERAGE TO THE INTERNAL VENA CAVA. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY AND THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44162 | GORE® VIATORR® TIPS ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH CONTROLLED EXPANSION | SHUNT, PORTOSYSTEMIC, ENDOPROSTHESIS | MIR | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 00733132635009 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 YR | Female | Required Intervention |