CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT
Report
- Report Number
- 9616099-2007-00004
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 3, 2007
- Date of Event
- September 1, 2006
- Report Date
- November 1, 2006
- Manufacturer
- CORDIS DE MEXICO
- Product Code
- NIQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- NA
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KS
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
IN SUMMARY, THE LAD WAS IN A DE NOVO, MODERATELY CALCIFIED, LONG (57.39MM), TORTUOUS, TYPE C LESION. THE LESION WAS PREDILATED AND TWO CYPHER SELECT STENTS (2.5 X 33MM AND A 2.75 X 33MM) WERE DEPLOYED TO 9 ATMS IN AN OVERLAPPING FASHION. THE STENT FRACTURE INVOLVED THE 2.75 X 33MM STENT ONLY. THE PRODUCT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. ADDITIONALLY, THE STERILE LOT NUMBER IS NOT KNOWN. NO FURTHER ANALYSIS CAN BE PERFORMED FOR COMPLAINTS REPORTED WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER AND FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS WILL NOT BE RETURNED. IN CONCLUSION, THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PLACING A CYPHER SELECT STENT INTO A LESION THAT IS LONGER 30MM AND/OR TORTUOUS HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS STENT FRACTURE RELATE TO THE TREATMENT OF A LONG, COMPLEX LESION. PLEASE NOTE: CRA33275 IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE US; HOWEVER, IT IS SIMILAR TO US PRODUCT CXS33275.
THIS COMPLAINT ORIGINATED FROM AN ABSTRACT PRESENTED IN (B)(6). THIS PATIENT WAS ADMITTED FOR CORONARY EVALUATION DUE TO STABLE ANGINA. ANGIOGRAPHY REVEALED A 95% , DE NOVO, MODERATELY CALCIFIED, LONG (57.39MM), TORTUOUS, C-TYPE LESION IN THE LAD. THE LESION WAS PREDILATED (DETAILS UNKNOWN). THE PATIENT DEPLOYED TWO CYPHER STENTS, A 2.5 X 33MM AND A 2.75 X 33MM, TO 9 ATMS WITHIN THE LAD. THE STENTS WERE OVERLAPPED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE PATIENT RETURNED FOR ROUTINE FOLLOW-UP. ANGIOGRAPHY REVEALED A STENT FRACTURE IN THE STENTS AT THE OVERLAPPING SITE. PER ADDITIONAL INFO RECEIVED, NO RESTENOSIS WAS OBSERVED. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORTHCOMING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT | DRUG-ELUTING STENT (NIQ) | NIQ | CORDIS DE MEXICO | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 YR |