XIENCE V EVEROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2012-08226
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 20, 2012
- Date of Event
- November 29, 2012
- Report Date
- November 29, 2012
- Manufacturer
- AV-TEMECULA-CT
- Product Code
- NIQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P070015
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. EVALUATION SUMMARY: GUIDE WIRE: WHISPER EXTRA SUPPORT, PILOT 50, GUIDE CATH: 6 FRENCH MEDTRONIC. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE REPORTED SHAFT WAS CONFIRMED. THE REPORTED DIFFICULTY TO REMOVE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED IN A TESTING ENVIRONMENT AS IT WAS BASED ON OPERATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. BASED ON ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO NON-CONFORMANCES THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE RESULTS OF THE QUERY OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE FOR THIS LOT DID NOT INDICATE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE XIENCE V STENT WAS ADVANCED AND DEPLOYED IN THE PROXIMAL LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD) CORONARY ARTERY WITHOUT ISSUE. AFTER THE STENT WAS POST DILATED WITH THE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM (SDS) AND THE SDS WAS FULLY DEFLATED, THERE WAS DIFFICULTY REMOVING THE XIENCE V SDS ONCE IT WAS INSIDE THE 6 FRENCH, NON-ABBOTT GUIDING CATHETER. THE SDS WAS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DISTAL END OF THE SDS CATHETER WAS ACCORDIONED. THE SDS WAS REMOVED ON ITS OWN, WHILE THE WHISPER EXTRA SUPPORT GUIDEWIRE REMAINED IN THE LAD. IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE WHISPER WIRE AS A PREDILATATION BALLOON HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY LOADED AND REMOVED ON THIS WIRE WITHOUT ISSUE. AFTER THE XIENCE V SDS WAS REMOVED FROM THE WHISPER WIRE, THERE WERE NO OTHER DEVICES ADVANCED ON THAT WIRE. A PILOT 50 ALSO REMAINED IN THE LEFT CIRCUMFLEX CORONARY ARTERY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XIENCE V EVEROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM | DRUG ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM | NIQ | AV-TEMECULA-CT | 2082441 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |