FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

SPIDERFX¿ EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE

MDR report key: 2532191 · Received April 12, 2012

Report

Report Number
2183870-2012-00069
Event Type
Death
Date Received
April 12, 2012
Date of Event
March 20, 2012
Report Date
March 21, 2012
Manufacturer
EV3 INC.
Product Code
NTE
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURE RECORDS FOR THIS DEVICE DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES RELEVANT TO THE REPORTED EVENT. DISCARDED AT HOSPITAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS PROCEDURE IS PART OF (B)(4): THE PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING RICA CAROTID INTERVENTION, AND SUFFERED A TIA DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE SPIDERFX WAS SUCCESSFULLY PLACED WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE LESION WAS THEN PRE-DILATED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PRE-DILATION, THE PATIENT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK AND BECAME WEAK ON HER RIGHT SIDE. PHYSICIAN PROCEEDED WITH PROTÉGÉ RX STENT PLACEMENT AND POST-DIL. THE SPIDERFX DWELL TIME WAS <10 MIN, AND THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE FILTER UPON RETRIEVAL. THE PATIENT'S SYMPTOMS WERE IMPROVED POST PROCEDURE, BUT NOT BACK TO NEURO BASELINE. THE PATIENT WAS THEN SEEN BY NEUROLOGY AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY TEAMS AND TAKEN FOR A CAT SCAN AND TO IR LAB TO ATTEMPT INTERVENTION TO TREAT TIA SYMPTOMS. THE PATIENT THEN SUFFERED INTRACRANIAL BLEED AND REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE PATIENT EXPIRED ON (B)(6) 2012. PLEASE REFERENCE MDR 2183870-2012-00070 FOR THE PROTEGE RX USED IN THIS PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SPIDERFX¿ EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE TEMPORARY CAROTID CATHETER FOR EMBOLIC CAPTURE NTE EV3 INC. SPD2-US-070-320 9548059

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death PROTEGE RX