FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ABSORB BIORESORBABLE VASCULAR SCAFFOLD SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2842929 · Received November 21, 2012

Report

Report Number
2024168-2012-07381
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 21, 2012
Date of Event
October 26, 2012
Report Date
October 27, 2012
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
NIQ
PMA / PMN Number
P070015
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SA
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IT IS INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE IS NOT RETURNING FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD AND COMPLAINT HISTORY OF THE REPORTED LOT COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED BECAUSE THE PART AND LOT NUMBER WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE REPORTED PATIENT EFFECT OF DISSECTION AS LISTED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU), IS A KNOWN ADVERSE EVENT THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF A CORONARY IMPLANT IN NATIVE CORONARY ARTERIES. ALTHOUGH A CONCLUSIVE CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED PATIENT EFFECT AND THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE DEVICE, IF ANY, CANNOT BE DETERMINED, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY WITH RESPECT TO MANUFACTURE, DESIGN, OR LABELING. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE SCAFFOLD REMAINS IN THE PATIENT. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THOUGH THE DEVICE ABSORB BIORESORBABLE VASCULAR SCAFFOLD (BVS) SYSTEM IS NOT APPROVED FOR SALE IN THE U.S., IT USES A DELIVERY SYSTEM WHICH IS SIMILAR TO A DEVICE SOLD IN THE U.S. THE PRODUCT CODE LISTED AND THE PMA# LISTED IS BASED ON THE PREDICATE DEVICE (XIENCE V STENT SYSTEM) THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE SAME AND SIMILAR TO THE DELIVERY SYSTEM OF THIS DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT HE WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF ABSORB AND THERE WAS A DISSECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ABSORB BIORESORBABLE VASCULAR SCAFFOLD SYSTEM DRUG ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM NIQ AV-TEMECULA-CT

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other