FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

UNKNOWN_NEUROVASCULAR_PRODUCT

MDR report key: 2872983 · Received December 13, 2012

Report

Report Number
0002954917-2012-00136
Event Type
Death
Date Received
December 13, 2012
Date of Event
October 9, 2011
Report Date
December 8, 2012
Manufacturer
CONCENTRIC MEDICAL
Product Code
NRY
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SP
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCLUSION: FOR ANTICIPATED PROCEDURAL AND PATIENT COMPLICATIONS. THE DEVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE DEVICE WAS NOT USED AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LABELING OR THAT THIS CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. BRAIN EDEMA AND DEATH ARE KNOWN PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT AND ANTICIPATED COMPLICATIONS TO THESE TYPES OF PROCEDURES AND ARE NOTED IN THE LABELING. THEREFORE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REPORTED EVENT WAS AN ANTICIPATED PATIENT COMPLICATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PMA/510(K)# - K120961/ K122478. THE DEVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE MANUFACTURER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED IN AN ARTICLE IN NEUROIMAGING THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY USING THE SUBJECT RETRIEVAL DEVICE TO TREAT AN INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A MASSIVE BRAIN EDEMA AND DIED BECAUSE OF COMPLICATIONS SECONDARY TO MASSIVE STROKE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE PROCEDURE BETWEEN (B)(6) 2010 AND (B)(6) 2011. THE EXACT DATE OF THE PROCEDURE AND DEATH ARE UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED IN AN ARTICLE IN NEUROIMAGING THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY USING THE SUBJECT RETRIEVAL DEVICE TO TREAT AN INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A MASSIVE BRAIN EDEMA AND DIED BECAUSE OF COMPLICATIONS SECONDARY TO MASSIVE STROKE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE PROCEDURE BETWEEN (B)(6) 2010 AND (B)(6) 2011. THE EXACT DATE OF THE PROCEDURE AND DEATH ARE UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN_NEUROVASCULAR_PRODUCT CATHETER, THROMBUS RETRIEVER NRY CONCENTRIC MEDICAL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 85 YR Death