PROMUS ELEMENT ¿
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2012-08312
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 9, 2013
- Date of Event
- December 11, 2012
- Report Date
- December 11, 2012
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY
- Product Code
- NIQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- SIMILAR
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
AGE AT TIME OF EVENT: (B)(6). DEVICE IS COMBINATION PRODUCT. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MFR.: IT IS INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF THE BATCH HISTORY, HISTORICAL TRENDING, AND SIMILAR COMPLAINT TRENDING REVIEW FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED. (B)(4).
SAME CASE AS MDR ID# 2134265-2012-08313. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY STENTING TREATMENT PROCEDURE, STENT DISLODGEMENT AND STENT MALPOSITION OCCURRED. THE 100% STENOSED TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE CALCIFIED AND MODERATELY TORTUOUS MID RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY (RCA). IVUS WAS PERFORMED. THE LESION WAS PREDILATED WITH AN UNSPECIFIED BALLOON CATHETER. A 3.5 X 38MM PROMUS ELEMENT STENT WAS IMPLANTED. THEN ANOTHER PROMUS ELEMENT 3.5 X 38MM STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS ADVANCED TO THE PROXIMAL OF THE DEPLOYED STENT, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CROSS THE LESION. THE STENT WAS IMPLANTED, BUT NOT IN THE INTENDED POSITION WITH A SPACE BETWEEN THE 2 STENTS. THE 3.5 X 28MM PROMUS ELEMENT MR WAS ADVANCED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CROSS THE LESION. UPON WITHDRAWAL OF THE SDS THE STENT DISLODGED INSIDE THE PATIENT DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE MICROCATHETER AND STENT. THE STENT WAS RETRIEVED WITH A SNARE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT'S STATUS IS GOOD.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10939 | PROMUS ELEMENT ¿ | STENT, CORONARY, DRUG-ELUTING | NIQ | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY | H7493911328350 | 15207976 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |