FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GORE EXCLUDER BIFURCATED ENDOPROSTHESIS

MDR report key: 2143656 · Received January 13, 2006

Report

Report Number
2017233-2006-00007
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 13, 2006
Date of Event
December 15, 2005
Report Date
January 13, 2006
Manufacturer
W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Product Code
MIH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE LEFT IMPLANTED IN PT. THE INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY IS PROCESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT PRESENTED A VERY TORTIOUS AORTA. DURING A GORE EXCLUDER BIFURCATED ENDOPROSTHESIS PROCEDURE, A TRUNK IPSILATERAL DEVICE WAS SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED BELOW THE RENAL ARTERIES. AFTER SOME DIFFICULTY CANNULATING THE CONTRALATERAL GATE, THE CLINICIAN SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED THE DEVICE. A COMPLETION ANGIOGRAM REVEALED AN OCCLUSION OF THE LEFT RENAL ARTERY. THE CLINICIAN BELIEVED THE CONTRALATERAL CANNULATION DIFFICULTY MAY HAVE CAUSED THE TRUNK IPSILATERAL DEVICE TO MOVE PROXIMALLY, THUS OCCLUDING THE LEFT RENAL ARTERY. A STENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED IN THE LEFT RENAL ARTERY TO MAINTAIN FLOW TO THE ARTERY. THE REMAINDER OF THE PROCEDURE WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PT'S CONDITION WAS STABLE FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GORE EXCLUDER BIFURCATED ENDOPROSTHESIS ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT SYSTEM MIH W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. WLG325 03945613

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention