FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ENDOLOGIX STENT GRAFT
MDR report key: 2299680
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Received October 11, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- MW5022633
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 11, 2011
- Date of Event
- September 12, 2011
- Report Date
- October 11, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ENDOLOGIX
- Product Code
- MIH
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING ENDOGRAFT REPAIR OF AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM (AAA) USING THE ENDOLOGIX AFX ENDOVASCULAR DEVICE AND AFTER DEPLOYMENT OF THE LEFT ILIAC LIMB EXTENSION. WE WERE TRYING TO RETRIEVE THE NOSE CONE OF THE DEPLOYMENT DEVICE, WE REALIZED THERE WAS RESISTANCE TO RETRIEVAL AND THERE WAS A GIVING DURING THE PROCEDURE. THEN WE SAW ON FLUOROSCOPY THAT THE NOSE CONE HAD FRACTURED FROM THE DEPLOYMENT DEVICE. THE NOSE CONE WAS RETRIEVED ENDOVASCULARLY USING A SNARE WITH SOME DIFFICULTY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENDOLOGIX STENT GRAFT | ILIAC LIMB EXTENSION | MIH | ENDOLOGIX | IS20-25/C55 | W11-3652-008 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83 YR | Required Intervention |