TAXUS® LIBERTÉ®
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2013-04450
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 20, 2013
- Date of Event
- April 18, 2013
- Report Date
- May 23, 2013
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY
- Product Code
- NIQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P060008
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(6). DEVICE IS A COMBINATION PRODUCT. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MFR.: IT IS INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF THE BATCH HISTORY, HISTORICAL TRENDING, AND SIMILAR COMPLAINT TRENDING REVIEW FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED. (B)(4).
(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT SUBSEQUENT TO A CORONARY STENTING TREATMENT PROCEDURE THROMBOSIS OCCURRED. THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STABLE ANGINA IN (B)(6) 2010 AND UNDERWENT A CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURE WHICH REVEALED 1 TARGET LESIONS. A 70% DE NOVO STENOSED LESION LOCATED IN THE MID LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD) ARTERY WITH A REFERENCE VESSEL DIAMETER OF 3.75MM AND A LESION LENGTH OF 18MM. THE LESION WAS PREDILATED WITH AN UNSPECIFIED BALLOON AND 3.50X24MM TAXUS LIBERTE STENT WAS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN 0% RESIDUAL STENOSIS. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED THE FOLLOWING DAY ON ASPIRIN AND PRASUGREL. IN (B)(6) 2013 THE PATIENT RETURNED WITH SYMPTOMS OF PROGRESSIVE HEART FAILURE AND UNDERWENT CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY WHICH REVEALED THROMBUS IN THE PROXIMAL LAD. AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, THE PATIENT WAS TAKING ONLY ASPIRIN. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT 1-VESSEL CABG WITH REVERSE SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT TO LAD, MITRAL VALVE REPAIR (ANNULOPLASTY, VALVULOPLASTY), TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR (DEVEGA REPAIR), AND LIGATION OF THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE. ELEVEN DAYS POST PROCEDURE THE EVENT WAS CONSIDERED RESOLVED WITHOUT RESIDUAL EFFECTS AND ON THE SAME DAY THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON ASPIRIN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280495 | TAXUS® LIBERTÉ® | CORONARY DRUG-ELUTING STENT | NIQ | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY | H7493893624350 | 12799882 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 YR | Required Intervention |