FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

XIENCE PRO EVEROLIMUS ELUTING RX CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3132491 · Received May 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
2024168-2013-03304
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 29, 2013
Date of Event
March 7, 2013
Report Date
March 7, 2013
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
NIQ
PMA / PMN Number
P070015
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE FAULTY/DAMAGED HUB WAS NOT CONFIRMED. THE RETURNED DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE HYPOTUBE SHAFT WAS SEPARATED DISTAL TO THE STRAIN RELIEF TUBING. ADDITIONAL RETURN DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED THERE WAS CONTRAST IN THE INFLATION LUMEN AND IN THE BALLOON. THE STENT IMPLANT WAS NOT RETURNED. THE BALLOON HAD LOOSE FOLDS. THERE WERE CRIMP MARKS ON THE BALLOON WHERE THE STENT IMPLANT HAD BEEN BETWEEN THE MARKERS. ADDITIONAL REPORTED INFORMATION INDICATES THAT HOSPITAL STAFF DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE SHAFT SEPARATED OR WHY THE STENT IMPLANT WAS NOT RETURNED. BASED ON VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO NON-CONFORMANCES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE RESULTS OF THE QUERY OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE FOR THIS LOT DID NOT INDICATE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PREPARATION OF THE 3.0 X 12 RX XIENCE PRO STENT SYSTEM, THE HUB APPEARED TO BE FAULTY (DAMAGED) WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ATTACH THE SYRINGE. THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF DAMAGE WAS NOT RELEASED BY THE SITE. THE DEVICE WAS NOT USED AND THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. A NEW SAME DEVICE WAS USED IN THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE DUE TO THE DEVICE ISSUE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. RETURN DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE HYPOTUBE SHAFT WAS SEPARATED DISTAL TO STRAIN RELIEF TUBING. ADDITIONAL RETURN DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED THERE WAS CONTRAST IN THE INFLATION LUMEN AND IN THE BALLOON. THE STENT IMPLANT WAS NOT RETURNED. THE BALLOON HAD LOOSE FOLDS. THERE WERE CRIMP MARKS ON THE BALLOON WHERE THE STENT IMPLANT HAD BEEN BETWEEN THE MARKERS. ADDITIONAL REPORTED INFORMATION INDICATES THAT HOSPITAL STAFF DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE SHAFT SEPARATED OR WHY THE STENT IMPLANT WAS NOT RETURNED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
237389 XIENCE PRO EVEROLIMUS ELUTING RX CORONARY STENT SYSTEM DRUG ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM NIQ AV-TEMECULA-CT 2121741

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1