ENDURANT II ABDOMINAL STENT GRAFT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2953200-2013-00340
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 22, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 30, 2013
- Report Date
- January 30, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC IRELAND
- Product Code
- MIH
- PMA / PMN Number
- P100021
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4). RESULTS: INHERENT RISK OF PROCEDURE (ENDOLEAK); PATIENT'S CONDITION AFFECTED EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVICE (ANGULATED AORTIC NECK); UNAPPROVED USE OF DEVICE (STENT GRAFT WAS IMPLANTED IN A PATIENT WITH SEVERELY ANGULATED AORTIC NECK). CONCLUSION: DEVICE FAILURE/LACK OF EFFECTIVENESS RELATED TO PATIENT CONDITION (ANGULATED AORTIC NECK); OPERATIONAL CONTEXT CONTRIBUTED TO EVENT (STENT GRAFT WAS IMPLANTED IN A PATIENT WITH SEVERELY ANGULATED AORTIC NECK).
AN ENDURANT STENT GRAFT SYSTEM WAS IMPLANTED IN A PATIENT FOR THE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF A 7.5 CM DIAMETER ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO. THE VESSELS WERE NON-PROHIBITIVE. THE AORTIC NECK WAS ANGULATED AT > 60 DEGREES. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE INDEX PROCEDURE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO GET A SEAL AFTER THE BIFURCATED STENT GRAFT WAS IMPLANTED RESULTING IN A TYPE I ENDOLEAK. A 282849 ENDURANT AORTIC CUFF WAS DEPLOYED IN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN A SEAL; HOWEVER THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE TYPE I ENDOLEAK DID NOT RESOLVE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PATIENT WAS BROUGHT TO THE RADIOLOGY LAB TO GET BETTER IMAGING. A 323249 ENDURANT CUFF WAS IMPLANTED BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ENDOLEAK. NO FURTHER INTERVENTION WAS PERFORMED. A POST-OPERATIVE CT ONE WEEK POST IMPLANT SHOWED THE ENDOLEAK RESOLVED. AN ADDITIONAL CT SCAN WAS PERFORMED A FEW DAYS LATER SHOWED THE ENDOLEAK WAS ONCE AGAIN VISIBLE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78158 | ENDURANT II ABDOMINAL STENT GRAFT SYSTEM | SYSTEM, ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT, AORTIC ANEURYSM TREATMENT | MIH | MEDTRONIC IRELAND | V01722234 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00079 YR | Required Intervention |