XIENCE PRIME LL EVEROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2012-06688
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 23, 2012
- Date of Event
- September 28, 2012
- Report Date
- September 28, 2012
- Manufacturer
- AV-TEMECULA-CT
- Product Code
- NIQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P110019
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IN
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4).DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. (B)(4): NO PRE-DILATATION. THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION.
(B)(4). EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. FAILURE TO ADVANCE/CROSS THE LESION COULD NOT BE REPLICATED IN A TESTING ENVIRONMENT AS IT WAS BASED ON OPERATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. SHAFT BEND/KINK WAS CONFIRMED. BASED ON VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO NON-CONFORMANCES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY OF THE REPORTED LOT DID NOT INDICATE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE XIENCE PRIME EVEROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) INSTRUCTS THE PHYSICIAN TO PRE-DILATE THE LESION WITH A PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY (PTCA) CATHETER. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE, WITHOUT PRE-DILATING THE LESION, A 2.75 X 38 RX XIENCE PRIME STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM (SDS) WAS ADVANCED ONTO A BALANCE MIDDLEWEIGHT UNIVERSAL II GUIDE WIRE AND TOWARD A MILDLY CALCIFIED, 90% STENOSED, DE NOVO LESION IN THE MODERATELY TORTUOUS MID LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CROSS THE LESION. THOUGH NO FORCE WAS APPLIED, A FRACTURED, BUT STILL INTACT, PROXIMAL SHAFT RESULTED. THE XIENCE PRIME WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE ANATOMY WITHOUT RESISTANCE AND PLAIN OLD BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY OF THE LESION WAS PERFORMED USING A NON-ABBOTT BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS AND NO OCCURRENCE OF A CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
SUBSEQUENT TO THE INITIAL MEDWATCH REPORT, THE ABBOTT RETURNED GOODS LAB RECEIVED THE DEVICE WITH ITS PROXIMAL SHAFT KINKED; HOWEVER, NO FRACTURE WAS NOTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE SITE INDICATED THAT THE KINK HAD BEEN PERCEIVED BY THE PHYSICIAN AS A FRACTURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XIENCE PRIME LL EVEROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM | DRUG ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM | NIQ | AV-TEMECULA-CT | 2031341 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 YR | GUIDE WIRE: BALANCE MIDDLEWEIGHT UNIVERSAL II |