OMEGA?
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2013-04744
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 18, 2013
- Date of Event
- April 17, 2013
- Report Date
- June 19, 2013
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE
- Product Code
- MAF
- PMA / PMN Number
- SIMILAR
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UY
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
AGE AT TIME OF EVENT: 18 YEARS OR OLDER. (B)(4). DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER - RETURNED PRODUCT CONSISTED OF AN OMEGA STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM (SDS) AND STENT WITH NO ORIGINAL PACKAGING OR OTHER DEVICES. THE BALLOON WAS TIGHTLY FOLDED WITH THE STENT SECURE ON THE BALLOON. THE DISTAL PORTION OF THE STENT HAD BENT, FLARED AND OVERLAPPING STRUTS THAT WERE STRETCHED PAST THE DISTAL MARKERBAND. THERE WERE MULTIPLE HYPOTUBE KINKS. INSPECTION OF THE REMAINDER OF THE DEVICE PRESENTED NO OTHER DAMAGE OR IRREGULARITIES. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MATERIAL OR MANUFACTURING DEFICIENCIES. THE MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORD REVIEW CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICE MET ALL MATERIAL, ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE IS OPERATIONAL CONTEXT AS DEVICE PERFORMANCE WAS LIMITED DUE TO ANATOMICAL PROCEDURAL FACTORS. (B)(4).
REPORTABLE BASED ON ANALYSIS COMPLETED (B)(4) 2013. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, A SHAFT BEND OCCURRED. VASCULAR ACCESS WAS GAINED VIA THE RADIAL ARTERY. THE 2.25X20MM, >90% STENOSED, ECCENTRIC AND PROGRESSIVE, TYPE C TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN A MODERATELY TORTUOUS AND MODERATELY CALCIFIED LEFT CIRCUMFLEX (LCX) ARTERY. AS THE 2.25X20MM OMEGA STENT SYSTEM WAS ADVANCED TO THE TARGET LESION THE PHYSICIAN ENCOUNTERED RESISTANCE ADVANCING THE DEVICE AND THE SHAFT BENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER 2.25X20MM OMEGA STENT. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT STATUS IS GOOD, HOWEVER RETURNED DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED STENT DAMAGE. THIS PRODUCT IS ONLY OUS APPROVED BUT IT IS SIMILAR TO AN APPROVED US DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336118 | OMEGA? | STENT, CORONARY | MAF | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE | H7493913820220 | 15747626 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUIDE WIRE: .014 PT2 |