XIENCE XPEDITION EVEROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2013-03142
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 20, 2013
- Date of Event
- April 24, 2013
- Report Date
- April 24, 2013
- Manufacturer
- AV-TEMECULA-CT
- Product Code
- NIQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P110019
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED. INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION.
(B)(4). EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE STENT IMPLANT WAS DISLODGED FROM THE BALLOON AND WAS NOT RETURNED. HOWEVER, THERE WERE CRIMP MARKS VISIBLE BETWEEN THE MARKERS OF THE BALLOON, INDICATING THAT THE STENT WAS ORIGINALLY POSITIONED CORRECTLY AND SECURELY AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING. WHILE REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO NON-CONFORMANCES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT, BASED ON AN EXPANDED INVESTIGATION, A PRODUCT ISSUE RELATED TO STENT DISLODGEMENTS OCCURRING PRIOR TO USE IN THE PATIENT WAS NOTED. FURTHER ASSESSMENT/INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE PER SITE OPERATING PROCEDURES IS CURRENTLY ONGOING. CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WILL BE CONDUCTED AS APPROPRIATE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF DEVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PREPARATION OF A 2.75X38 RX XIENCE XPEDITION STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM, THE YELLOW PROTECTIVE SHEATH WAS REMOVED WITHOUT RESISTANCE. THE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS ADVANCED TO THE TARGET LESION IN THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY AND THE STENT BALLOON WAS INFLATED. NO STENT WAS VISUALIZED UNDER FLUOROSCOPY; THEREFORE, THE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE ANATOMY. THE DISLODGED STENT WAS FOUND ON THE CATH LAB TABLE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE PROTECTIVE SHEATH, THERE WAS A SMALL KINK NOTED. THE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT A CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY USING A NEW 2.75X38 RX XIENCE XPEDITION STENT SYSTEM. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221848 | XIENCE XPEDITION EVEROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM | DRUG ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM | NIQ | AV-TEMECULA-CT | 2101642 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |