FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROMUS ELEMENT ¿ LONG

MDR report key: 2982957 · Received February 28, 2013

Report

Report Number
2134265-2013-00987
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 28, 2013
Date of Event
January 31, 2013
Report Date
January 31, 2013
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY
Product Code
NIQ
PMA / PMN Number
SIMILAR
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). DEVICE IS COMBINATION PRODUCT. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WOULD NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORD REVIEW CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICE MET ALL MATERIAL, ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE IS CAUSED BY OTHER. THE INVESTIGATION INDICATES ANOTHER DEVICE/DRUG/SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE CAUSED THE COMPLAINT EVENT. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A STENTING TREATMENT PROCEDURE STENT DAMAGE OCCURRED. ACCESS WAS OBTAINED VIA THE RIGHT FEMORAL ARTERY. THE 34X2.5MM, 95% STENOSED, CONCENTRIC, DE NOVO LESION BEING TREATED WAS LOCATED IN THE HEAVILY CALCIFIED, NON-TORTUOUS PROXIMAL LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY. . THE PHYSICIAN PERFORMED ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY WITH 1.25 BURR AND ABLATED 4 TIMES WITH THE RPM OF 1.8L. THEN THE PHYSICIAN USED A 2.5X10 NON-BSC BALLOON AND PREDILATED THE TARGET LESION AT 16ATMS AND A 2.5X38MM PROMUS ELEMENT STENT WAS IMPLANTED. THEN WHILE POSTDILATING WITH AN UNKNOWN BALLOON, THE BALLOON CAUGHT THE PROXIMAL EDGE OF THE STENT CAUSING IT TO DEFORM. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED BY IMPLANTING A 2.75X12 NON-BSC STENT AT THE PROXIMAL EDGE OF THE DEFORMED STENT. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND PATIENT'S STATUS IS STABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
85884 PROMUS ELEMENT ¿ LONG STENT, CORONARY, DRUG-ELUTING NIQ BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY H7493911338250 0015398989

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 83 YR Required Intervention ROTABLATOR ABALATION SYSTEM| 2.5X15MM ACROSS HP BALLOON CATHETER| 7F XB3 GUIDE CATHETER| BMW GUDE WIRE| 2.5X10MM ACROSS HP BALLOON CATHETER