FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
GORE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS
MDR report key: 2471123
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Received February 22, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 2017233-2012-00115
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- February 22, 2012
- Date of Event
- October 28, 2011
- Report Date
- February 16, 2012
- Manufacturer
- W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES,INC
- Product Code
- MIH
- PMA / PMN Number
- P040043
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ADD'L INFO INCLUDING LOT NUMBERS WAS REQUESTED, BUT NOT PROVIDED. ACCORDING TO THE CONFORMABLE GORE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE THE CONFORMABLE GORE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS HAS NOT BEEN STUDIED IN PT POPULATIONS WITH A GENETIC CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE (E.G. MARFANS AND EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(6), 2011, THE PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE CONFORMABLE GORE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS TO TREAT A THORACIC AORTIC ULCER AND A MYCOTIC ANEURYSM. THE PT HAS HISTORY OF MARFAN'S DISEASE. POST OPERATIVE THE PT DEVELOPED AN AORTOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA AND EXPIRED ON (B)(6), 2012.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GORE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS | MIH/SYSTEM, ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT, AORTIC ANEURYSM TREATMENT | MIH | W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES,INC | WLG426 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 YR | Death | (B)(4) |