FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HYPERFORM OCCLUSION BALLOON SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3033740 · Received April 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
2029214-2013-00309
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 3, 2013
Date of Event
March 5, 2013
Report Date
March 6, 2013
Manufacturer
EV3 NEUROVASCULAR
Product Code
MJN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AS IT WAS DISCARDED.(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BALLOON ASSISTED COILING OF AN MCA (MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY) ANEURYSM. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PARENT VESSEL RUPTURED POSSIBLY DUE TO THE REPEATED INFLATION OF THE BALLOON. THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO OCCLUDE THE ICA (INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY) BY OVER-INFLATING THE BALLOON AND INADVERTENTLY RUPTURING THE BALLOON IN THE PROCESS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE AND WAS INTUBATED IN THE ITU (INTENSIVE THERAPY UNIT).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
136411 HYPERFORM OCCLUSION BALLOON SYSTEM OCCLUSION BALLOON SYSTEM MJN EV3 NEUROVASCULAR 104-4370 9630868

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Disability