FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROMUS ELEMENT ¿

MDR report key: 2920063 · Received January 17, 2013

Report

Report Number
2134265-2013-00071
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 17, 2013
Date of Event
December 20, 2012
Report Date
December 21, 2012
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY
Product Code
NIQ
PMA / PMN Number
SIMILAR
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AGE AT THE TIME OF EVENT: 18 YEARS OR OLDER. DEVICE IS COMBINATION PRODUCT. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: 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).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A STENTING TREATMENT PROCEDURE A VESSEL DISSECTION OCCURRED. THE DE NOVO LESION BEING TREATED WAS LOCATED IN THE RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY. THE PHYSICIAN IMPLANTED A 3.00X20MM PROMUS ELEMENT STENT IN THE TARGET LESION AND A DISSECTION WAS NOTED DISTAL TO THE IMPLANTED STENT. THE PHYSICIAN TREATED THE DISSECTION BY IMPLANTING ANOTHER PROMUS ELEMENT STENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED BY IMPLANTING A THIRD PROMUS ELEMENT STENT IN THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND PATIENT'S STATUS IS STABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
25562 PROMUS ELEMENT ¿ STENT, CORONARY, DRUG-ELUTING NIQ BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY H7493911320300

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention