PIPELINE
Report
- Report Number
- 2029214-2026-00396
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 10, 2026
- Date of Event
- October 18, 2025
- Report Date
- March 9, 2026
- Manufacturer
- MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. DBA EV3
- Product Code
- OUT
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
CONTINUATION OF D10: PRODUCT ID: NV UNK PIPELINE, (LOT: UNKNOWN); IMPLANT DATE: N/A; EXPLANT DATE: N/A. CITATION: YAO, J., WANG, Z., WANG, J., JIA, X., LIU, Z., LUO, B., WANG, C., TURHON, M., & ZHANG, Y. PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION DEVICE VERSUS NEUROFORM ATLAS STENT IN THE TREATMENT OF DISTAL ANTERIOR CIRCULATION ANEURYSMS: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. QUANTITATIVE IMAGING IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY 15(11):11032-11043 2025. DOI:10.21037/QIMS-2024-2946 EARLIEST DATE OF PUBLICATION USED FOR DATE OF EVENT. NO UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFIER (SERIAL/LOT) NUMBERS WERE PROVIDED; WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHETHER THESE OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. WITHOUT RETURN OF THE PRODUCT NO DEFINITIVE CONCLUSION CAN BE MADE REGARDING THE CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS. MEDTRONIC SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REGULATIONS 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. MEDTRONIC WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWN.
LITERATURE WAS REVIEWED REGARDING ¿PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION DEVICE VERSUS NEUROFORM ATLAS STENT IN THE TREATMENT OF DISTAL ANTERIOR CIRCULATION ANEURYSMS: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY.¿ THE TIME FRAME OF THIS STUDY WAS JANUARY 2018 TO DECEMBER 2022. MULTIPLE MANUFACTURER¿S DEVICES WERE USED IN THE STUDY POPULATION. THE FOLLOWING MEDTRONIC DEVICES WERE USED: 51 PATIENTS INCLUDED IN THE STUDY WERE TREATED WITH A PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION DEVICE (PED). NO DEATHS WERE REPORTED IN THE STUDY POPULATION. AMONG PATIENT ADVERSE EVENTS IN THE PED GROUP INCLUDED: ¿ PERIOPERATIVE ISCHEMIC EVENTS: 2 PATIENTS ¿ PERIOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGIC EVENTS: 4 PATIENTS ¿ FOLLOW-UP ISCHEMIC COMPLICATIONS: 3 PATIENTS ¿ FOLLOW-UP HEMORRHAGIC COMPLICATIONS: 1 PATIENT ¿ IN-STENT STENOSIS: 7 PATIENTS ¿ BRANCH ARTERY OCCLUSION: 3 PATIENTS ¿ UNFAVORABLE NEUROLOGICAL OUTCOMES (MRS 3-6): 2 PATIENTS ¿ STENT ADJUSTMENT WAS PERFORMED IN 4 CASES, ASSISTED BY BALLOON OR STENT RE-SHEATHING NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED PERTAINING TO MEDTRONIC PRODUCTS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 616611 | PIPELINE | INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM FLOW DIVERTER | OUT | MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. DBA EV3 | NV UNK PIPELINE | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 YR | Female | Disability |