CGUARD PRIME CAROTID STENT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 3032814119-2025-00024
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 19, 2025
- Date of Event
- October 29, 2025
- Report Date
- November 28, 2025
- Manufacturer
- INSPIREMD LTD.
- Product Code
- NIM
- UDI-DI
- 07290120281943
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Distributor report
- Reporter Location
- SC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
DEVICE ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION IS IN-PROCESS. A FOLLOW UP REPORT FOR 3032814119-2025-00024 WAS SUBMITTED USING AN INCORRECT OUT OF SEQUENCE MDR NUMBER OF 3032814119-2025-00025. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE 3032814119-2025-00025 MDR. THE SUPPLEMENTAL FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION FOR THIS CORRECT MDR 3032814119-2025-00024 REPORT IS AS FOLLOWS: A ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED FOR THIS EVENT WHICH INCLUDED A RETURNED PRODUCT VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS, CLINICAL IMAGING, AND INTERNAL LOT RECORD REVIEW. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT THIS LOT WAS PROCESSED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND THE DEVICE CONFORMS TO THE SPECIFICATIONS. A ROOT CAUSE FOR THE DIFFICULTY DEPLOYING THE STENT COULD NOT BE FOUND AND EITHER IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DEVICE, OR IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE DEVICE FDA CODE 67. THE ONLY CHANGE TO THIS REPORT IS THE USE OF CLINICAL IMAGING AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION.
DEVICE ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION IS IN-PROCESS.
IT WAS REPORTED TO THE TERRITORY MANAGER BY THE PHYSICIAN THAT IN A TRANSFEMORAL CASE WHERE HE WAS ASSISTING HIS NEW PARTNER, THEY EXPERIENCED RESISTANCE IN THE HANDLE. THE HANDLE WAS TIGHT, AND HE MISSED A PORTION OF THE LESION DURING THE DEPLOYMENT. PHYSICIAN BELIEVES THAT HE PUSHED OUT THE STENT AS HE WAS STRUGGLING WITH THE HANDLE. CASE WAS COMPLETED WITH A COMPETITORS STENT. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. THE CASE HAPPENED DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER BUT EXACT DATE IS UNKNOWN.
THE PHYSICIAN WAS USING A 6F NEURON MAX SHEATH IN THE COMMON CAROTID. HE DEPLOYED THE NAV6 EPD. HE THEN PRE-DILATED WITH A 2.5 BALLOON. HE BROUGHT THE CGUARD STENT UP AND POSITIONED IT WHERE HE WANTED. HE PERFORMED THE PRE-RELEASE AND HE DID NOT HEAR OR FEEL A SOLID "CLICK". HE THEN PUSHED THE PRE-RELEASE BACK UP AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL IT DOWN AGAIN IN AN EFFORT TO GET A SOLID "CLICK". HE COULD NOT GET THE CLICK AND HE TRIED TO START DEPLOYING THE STENT. HE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT RESISTANCE. HE DECIDED TO REOMOVE THE DEVICE AND COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE WITH A OTHER MANFACTURERS STENT. HE THEN POST DIALTED WITH A 5MM AVIATOR BALLOON. NO ADVERSE EVENTS OCCURED DURING OR AFTER THE PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65135 | CGUARD PRIME CAROTID STENT SYSTEM | CAROTID STENT SYSTEM | NIM | INSPIREMD LTD. | CND0840 | 07290120281943 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |