FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

ENDURANT II STENT GRAFT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2830287 · Received November 13, 2012

Report

Report Number
2953200-2012-02175
Event Type
Death
Date Received
November 13, 2012
Date of Event
October 20, 2012
Report Date
October 20, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC IRELAND
Product Code
MIH
PMA / PMN Number
P100021
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). RESULTS: INHERENT RISK OF PROCEDURE (DEATH); PATIENT'S CONDITION AFFECTED EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVICE (PRE-OPERATIVE RUPTURE); INCORRECT TECHNIQUE/PROCEDURE (TREATMENT OF A PRE-OPERATIVELY RUPTURED ANEURYSM). CONCLUSION: DEVICE FAILURE/LACK OF EFFECTIVENESS RELATED TO PATIENT CONDITION (PRE-OPERATIVE RUPTURE); OPERATIONAL CONTEXT CONTRIBUTED TO EVENT (TREATMENT OF A PRE-OPERATIVELY RUPTURED ANEURYSM).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN ENDURANT STENT GRAFT SYSTEM WAS IMPLANTED IN A PATIENT FOR THE EMERGENT ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF A PRE-OPERATIVE CONTAINED RUPTURE OF THE RIGHT INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY ANEURYSM, AN INFRA-RENAL ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM, A LEFT RENAL ARTERY ANEURYSM, AND OCCLUSION OF THE BRANCH VESSELS FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. THE OPERATIVE REPORT STATED THAT THE PATIENT HAD PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED WITH VERY COMPLEX CLINICAL PROBLEMS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT PRESENTED EMERGENTLY, THE PHYSICIAN WAS PERFORMING THE CUT-DOWNS, AND THE PATIENT'S RIGHT INTERNAL ANEURYSM COMPLETELY RUPTURED AND THE PATIENT LOST PULSE. THE PHYSICIAN INFLATED AN OCCLUSION BALLOON ABOVE THE RENAL ARTERY TO KEEP THE PATIENT ALIVE. THE STENT GRAFTS WERE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED AND THE PATIENT WAS SENT TO RECOVERY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PATIENT HAD AN ATHEROEMBOLI INTO THE SMA AND WAS REMOVED FROM LIFE SUPPORT. THE PATIENT EXPIRED THE SAME DAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENDURANT II STENT GRAFT SYSTEM SYSTEM, ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT, AORTIC ANEURYSM TREATMENT MIH MEDTRONIC IRELAND V01138211

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00076 YR Death