FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

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MDR report key: 2497904 · Received March 13, 2012

Report

Report Number
1219977-2012-00006
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 13, 2012
Date of Event
January 18, 2012
Report Date
March 13, 2012
Manufacturer
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORP.
Product Code
JCT
PMA / PMN Number
K050814
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED. THE DEVICE MET SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THE INITIAL REPORTER HAS BEEN CONTACTED TO REQUEST THE RETURN OF THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

EVENT DESC: MD WAS PERFORMING AN ANGIOGRAM ON PATIENT'S LEFT LEG AND LOCATED A LESION WITH ASSOCIATED THROMBUS IN THE SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY (SFA). A DECISION WAS MADE TO DEPLOY A STENT. AS STENT WAS BEING ADVANCED IN THE SFA, IT WAS MOVED PAST THE LESION WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. WHEN THE MD ATTEMPTED TO COME BACK AROUND THE LESION WITH THE BALLOON STENT, THE STENT UNINTENTIONALLY SEPARATED FROM THE BALLOON (IT WAS NOT DEPLOYED). ONE IT BROKE AWAY FROM THE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM THE STENT WAS FREE FLOATING IN THE ARTERY. MD ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. PATIENT WAS THEN MOVED TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR AN EMERGENCY OPEN PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE STENT. DEVICE USAGE PROBLEM: DEVICE FAILED (E.G. BROKE, COULDN'T GET IT TO WORK OR STOPPED WORKING).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ICAST STENT, 5MMX38MMX120CM JCT ATRIUM MEDICAL CORP. 85410 10670925

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Other