LIMFLOW EXTENSION STENT GRAFT
Report
- Report Number
- 3023527320-2025-00005
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 17, 2025
- Date of Event
- October 10, 2025
- Report Date
- January 14, 2026
- Manufacturer
- LIMFLOW INC.
- Product Code
- QWN
- UDI-DI
- 00850041730219
- PMA / PMN Number
- P220025
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE SUSPECT DEVICE IS IN TRANSIT TO THE MANUFACTURER. UPON RECEIPT OF THE DEVICE A FULL EVALUATION WILL BE COMPLETED. MANUFACTURER REFERENCE: (B)(4).
THE STENT GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND EVALUATED. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTREME HYPOTUBE BEND WHICH FRACTURED. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS OPENED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE AND DETERMINE POTENTIAL ROOT CAUSE. MANUFACTURER REFERENCE: (B)(4).
ON (B)(6) 2025 DURING A LIMFLOW PROCEDURE, THE MEDICAL TEAM EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH UNSUCCESSFUL STENT DEPLOYMENTS. AFTER ONE STENT GRAFT SYSTEM NOT DEPLOYING, A SECOND SYSTEM WAS USED. THE SECOND STENT GRAFT SYSTEM DEPLOYED APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE WAY BEFORE IT STOPPED DEPLOYING. THE PHYSICIAN ACCESSED THE INSIDE OF THE HANDLE TO ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY DEPLOY THE REST OF THE STENT. WHEN THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, THE PHYSICIAN DECIDED TO PULL THE ENTIRE SYSTEM FROM THE PATIENT RESULTING IN THE STENT STRETCHING AND EXTENDING PAST THE ANASTOMOSIS WITH THE POTENTIAL OF OCCLUDING OTHER VESSELS. TO PREVENT POTENTIAL ACUTE ISCHEMIA, THE PHYSICIAN PROCEEDED WITH FENESTRATING THE STRETCHED STENT PORTIONS ALONG BIFURCATING ARTERIAL VESSELS. ADDITIONALLY, THE STRETCHED PORTIONS OF THE STENT WERE RELINED WITH OTHER STENTS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2737862 | LIMFLOW EXTENSION STENT GRAFT | STENT GRAFT, INFRAPOPLITEAL, VENOUS ARTERIALIZATION | QWN | LIMFLOW INC. | RGS-55200-US-24 | 82336416 | 00850041730219 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 YR | Male | Required Intervention |