FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROMUS ELEMENT ¿

MDR report key: 2831768 · Received November 14, 2012

Report

Report Number
2134265-2012-06867
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 14, 2012
Date of Event
October 8, 2012
Report Date
October 17, 2012
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY
Product Code
NIQ
PMA / PMN Number
SIMILAR
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CN
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE IS A COMBINATION PRODUCT. (B)(4). DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER - IT IS INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF THE BATCH HISTORY, HISTORICAL TRENDING, AND SIMILAR COMPLAINT TRENDING REVIEW FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A STENTING TREATMENT PROCEDURE, STENT DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD) ARTERY. THE 3.0X24MM PROMUS ELEMENT STENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED IN THE LAD. DURING AN ATTEMPT TO POST-DILATE THE DEPLOYED STENT THE BALLOON CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PROXIMAL END OF THE STENT AND THE IMPLANTED STENT WAS DEFORMED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH POST-DILATION OF THE DEFORMED STENT WITH MULTIPLE SMALL BALLOONS. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT STATUS IS STABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROMUS ELEMENT ¿ STENT, CORONARY, DRUG-ELUTING NIQ BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY H7493911324300

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Required Intervention