FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GORE DRYSEAL SHEATH

MDR report key: 3030623 · Received March 25, 2013

Report

Report Number
3007284313-2013-00017
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 25, 2013
Date of Event
February 28, 2013
Report Date
February 28, 2013
Manufacturer
W. L. GORE ASSOCIATES
Product Code
DYB
PMA / PMN Number
K093791
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

RESULTS: THE REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING PAPERWORK VERIFIED THAT THIS LOT MET ALL PRE-RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS. ACCORDING TO THE GORE DRYSEAL SHEATH SIZING GUIDE, THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF THE 24FR GORE DRYSEAL SHEATH IS 9.1MM. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DIAMETER OF THE EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY WAS LESS THAN 9MM.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2013, THIS PT UNDERWENT ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF A THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSM, PRESENT IN THE AORTIC ARCH, USING GORE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS. PRIOR TO THE TAG IMPLANTATION BUT DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN PERFORMED A TOTAL DEBRANCHING OF THE ASCENDING AORTA. AFTER THE DEBRANCHING PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN ADVANCED THE 24FR GORE DRYSEAL SHEATH FROM THE RIGHT FEMORAL ARTERY. TWO TAG DEVICES WERE IMPLANTED. RETRACTION OF THE SHEATH RESULTED IN VESSEL TRAUMA TO THE RIGHT EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY. THE PHYSICIAN REPAIRED THE TRAUMA USING AN ILIAC EXTENDER COMPONENT. THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE. ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICIAN, A DIAMETER OF THE EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY WAS LESS THAN 9MM. THE PHYSICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS RESISTANCE DURING INSERTION OF THE SHEATH.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
122081 GORE DRYSEAL SHEATH DYB / INTRODUCER, CATHETER DYB W. L. GORE ASSOCIATES 10433616

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Required Intervention