ESPRIT¿
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2025-11028
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 9, 2025
- Date of Event
- September 12, 2025
- Report Date
- October 9, 2025
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT VASCULAR INC.
- Product Code
- NXW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P230036
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KS, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
VISUAL INSPECTION AND DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS WERE PERFORMED ON THE RETURNED DEVICE. THE REPORTED SHAFT DEFORMATION (KINK) WAS CONFIRMED. THE REPORTED DIFFICULTY/FAILURE TO ADVANCE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED IN A TESTING ENVIRONMENT AS IT WAS RELATED TO OPERATIONAL CONTEXT OF THE PROCEDURE. A REVIEW OF THE PRODUCTION RECORD FOR THE REPORTED LOT WAS PERFORMED AND REVEALED NO RELATED MANUFACTURING NONCONFORMITIES. A QUERY OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM FOR THE REPORTED LOT WAS PERFORMED AND REVEALED NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED FOR THIS LOT. A CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS (CAPA) REVIEW WAS PERFORMED AND REVEALED NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY ISSUE. BASED ON THE REPORTED INFORMATION AND THE OBSERVATIONS FROM THE RETURNED ANALYSIS, THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE REPORTED ISSUE APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO OPERATIONAL CONTEXT. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, OR LABELING OF THE DEVICE.
IT WAS REPORTED THE PROCEDURE WAS TO TREAT A LESION IN THE LEFT POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY. THE 3.50X38MM ESPRIT BTK SYSTEM WAS ADVANCED HOWEVER RESISTANCE WAS MET WITH THE TERUMO SHEATH DUE TO THE ANATOMY AND THE SYSTEM COULD NOT ADVANCE OVER THE ARCH IN THE ANATOMY. IT WAS NOTED THE SHAFT KINKED INSIDE THE SHEATH. THE SYSTEM WAS REMOVED WITHOUT ISSUE AND ANOTHER ESPRIT BTK WAS ADVANCED OVER A SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRE HOWEVER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. THE DEVICE AND THE GUIDE WIRE WERE REMOVED WITHOUT ISSUE. THE PROCEDURE WAS ABORTED AT THAT POINT. NO FURTHER TREATMENT WAS PROVIDED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2574205 | ESPRIT¿ | SCAFFOLD,INFRAPOPLITEAL,ABSORBABLE | NXW | ABBOTT VASCULAR INC. | 1203350-38 | 407126A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 YR | Male |