GORE® EXCLUDER® AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS
Report
- Report Number
- 3013164176-2025-02816
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 12, 2025
- Date of Event
- November 18, 2025
- Report Date
- December 12, 2025
- Manufacturer
- W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Product Code
- MIH
- UDI-DI
- 00733132618637
- PMA / PMN Number
- P020004
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AZ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. (GORE) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH 21 C.F.R. PART 803, THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REGULATION. THIS REPORT IS BASED UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED BY GORE, WHICH THE COMPANY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FULLY INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FDA. BLANK FIELDS PRESENT ON THIS REPORT INCLUDE REQUIRED FIELDS AND FIELDS DETERMINED TO BE NOT APPLICABLE. BLANK REQUIRED FIELDS INDICATE THAT THE INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED, WAS DEEMED UNAVAILABLE OR WAS NOT APPLICABLE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, GORE, OR ITS ASSOCIATES THAT THE DEVICE, GORE OR ITS ASSOCIATES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A LEGAL ADMISSION BY ANYONE THAT THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT HAS ANY DEFECTS OR HAS MALFUNCTIONED, AS DEFINED FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT. THESE WORDS ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT AND ARE FIXED ITEMS FOR SELECTION CREATED BY THE FDA, TO CATEGORIZE THE TYPE OF EVENT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPORTING PURSUANT TO PART 803. THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH ANY INFORMATION OR REPORT DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
ON (B)(6) 2025, THIS PATIENT UNDERWENT PLANNED ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM (AAA) AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH GORE® EXCLUDER® CONFORMABLE AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS DEVICES. PRE-PROCEDURE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY (CTA) PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025, DETERMINED THE MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA MEASURED 63MM WITH A MAXIMUM DIAMETER PROXIMAL LANDING ZONE OF 23MM. SUCCESSFUL ACCESS, DELIVERY, AND ACCURATE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DEVICES TO THEIR INTENDED LOCATION, AND RETRIEVAL OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS REPORTED. THERE WERE NO CORRECTIVE PROCEDURE(S) OR COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE DEVICE, PROCEDURE, OR WITHDRAWAL OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE AND WAS DISCHARGED TO HOME (SELF-CARE) ON (B)(6) 2025. ON (B)(6) 2025, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT FOLLOW-UP COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY (CTA). REVIEW BY GORE IMAGING SERVICES (GIS) REPORTS A TYPE II ENDOLEAK ORIGINATING FROM FIVE LUMBAR ARTERIES (LUMBAR DOMINANT), THE IMA IS NOT PATENT. GIS ADDITIONALLY REPORTS GORE DEVICE COMPRESSION/INFOLDING. REVIEW OF THE CTA BY THE SITE REPORTS A TYPE II ENDOLEAK, THE MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA IS REPORTED TO MEASURE 58MM AND REPORTS/CONFIRMS COMPRESSION OF THE RIGHT ILIAC LIMB (PLC141000/30638662) IN THE AORTA. THE SITE ADDITIONALLY REPORTS ALL DEVICES ARE REPORTED TO BE PATENT, WITH NO ADDITIONAL DEVICE INTEGRITY ISSUES. THERE ARE NO SCHEDULED PROCEDURES PLANNED FOR THE PATIENT AT THIS TIME; THE EVENT IS ONGOING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2695889 | GORE® EXCLUDER® AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS | SYSTEM, ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT, AORTIC ANEURYSM TREATMENT | MIH | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 00733132618637 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 YR | Male | Hospitalization |