FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

TAXUS EXPRESS2 PACLITAXEL-ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2243664 · Received September 12, 2011

Report

Report Number
2134265-2011-03847
Event Type
Death
Date Received
September 12, 2011
Date of Event
August 5, 2011
Report Date
August 16, 2011
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE
Product Code
NIQ
PMA / PMN Number
P030025
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE IS COMBINATION PRODUCT. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: IT IS INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF THE BATCH HISTORY, HISTORICAL TRENDING, AND SIMILAR COMPLAINT TRENDING REVIEW FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SAME CASE AS MFR# 2134265-2011-03844, 2134265-2011-03845, 2134265-2011-03846 AND 2134265-2011-03849 IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST A STENTING TREATMENT PROCEDURE THE PATIENT EXPIRED. FIVE TAXUS EXPRESS2 STENTS WERE IMPLANTED; IT WAS NOTED THAT THREE OF THE STENTS WERE IMPLANTED IN 2004, AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THE OTHER TWO STENTS WERE IMPLANTED. IN (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH CHEST PAIN AND THE PATIENT LATER EXPIRED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED AND IS NOT AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TAXUS EXPRESS2 PACLITAXEL-ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM CORONARY DRUG-ELUTING STENT NIQ BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE UNK432

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death (4) TAXUS EXPRESS2 STENTS