FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION DEVICE

MDR report key: 2902170 · Received January 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
2029214-2013-00005
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 8, 2013
Date of Event
July 13, 2011
Report Date
December 10, 2012
Manufacturer
EV3 NEUROVASCULAR
Product Code
OUT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AS THEY WERE IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT. THE OTHER DEVICES INVOLVED IN THE EVENT ARE AS FOLLOWS: MODEL#: FA-77400-16 (QTY 2); LOT#: NOT REPORETED; DOM: N/A; EXP: N/A. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE INTREPED CLINICAL DATABASE. TREATMENT OF A RIGHT UNRUPTURED INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY (ICA) ANEURYSM MEASURING 8.71MM X 3.5MM. A TOTAL OF THREE PIPELINES WERE USED IN THE PATIENT. POST PIPELINE PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS PRESENTED WITH AN ACUTE RIGHT ICA STROKE AND WAS PUT ON HEPARIN TO PREVENT FURTHER STROKES. A COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY (CTA) AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAM (MRA) WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2011 THAT SHOWED A HIGH GRADE STENOSIS WITH PSEUDO ANEURYSM AND DISSECTION. THE PATIENT PRESENTED AGAIN ON (B)(6) 2011 WITH AN INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPIRED THE FOLLOWING DAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
8697 PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION DEVICE FLOW DIVERSION OUT EV3 NEUROVASCULAR FA-77400-18 NOT REPORTED

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR Death