POWERLINK SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2031527-2012-00160
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 3, 2012
- Date of Event
- November 1, 2012
- Report Date
- November 1, 2012
- Manufacturer
- ENDOLOGIX, INC.
- Product Code
- MIH
- PMA / PMN Number
- P040002
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NV, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
ENDOLOGIX CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT. ENDOLOGIX WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 CFR 803.56 WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
BASED UPON THE REVIEW OF LOT RECORDS, WORK ORDERS, AND PRIOR REPORTS NO ISSUES WITH THE LOT WERE NOTED. ACTUAL DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED HENCE NO DEVICE EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, OPERATIVE NOTES AND PROCEDURE PLANNING SHEET WERE PROVIDED FOR CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPLAINT BY CLINICAL REPRESENTATIVE. BASED ON THE REVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE MEDICAL RECORDS IT INDICATES THAT THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH A TYPE 1 DISTAL ENDOLEAK APPROXIMATELY 33 MONTHS POST ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR WITH AN ENDOLOGIX STENT GRAFT. THE PATIENT'S ANATOMY (BILATERAL ECSTATIC ILIAC ARTERIES) LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. ENDOLEAKS ARE A KNOWN RISK OF THE PROCEDURE, AS IDENTIFIED IN THE PRODUCT LABELING.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 33 MONTHS POST-IMPLANT OF A BIFURCATED DEVICE AND INFRARENAL AORTIC EXTENSION; A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN REVEALED A DISTAL TYPE I ENDOLEAK. REPORTEDLY, THE PATIENT CAME IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECKUP AT WHICH TIME A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A DISTAL TYPE I ENDOLEAK FROM THE LEFT COMMON ILIAC. THE PHYSICIAN ELECTED TO TREAT THE PATIENT WITH TWO LIMB EXTENSIONS ON LEFT COMMON ILIAC AND ONE LIMB EXTENSION ON THE RIGHT COMMON ILIAC ARTERY. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT IS DOING FINE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POWERLINK SYSTEM | INFRARENAL BIFURCATED STENT GRAFT | MIH | ENDOLOGIX, INC. | 28-16-120BL | W09-3395-016 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 95 YR | Required Intervention |