ANEURX
Report
- Report Number
- 2953200-2014-00949
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 8, 2014
- Date of Event
- April 1, 2014
- Report Date
- April 16, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR
- Product Code
- MIH
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990020
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4).
AN ANEURX STENT GRAFT SYSTEM WAS IMPLANTED FOR THE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM. VESSEL MORPHOLOGY IS UNKNOWN. THE PATIENT PRESENTED FOR ROUTINE FOLLOW UP, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ANEURX BIFURCATE HAD MIGRATED DISTALLY. THE PATIENT WAS ASYMPTOMATIC. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN PLANNED TO EXPLANT TWO OF THE STENT GRAFTS. THE PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT THE ANEURX HAD MIGRATED, AND THAT THE ANEURYSM HAD INCREASED TO 10 CM IN DIAMETER. THE MIGRATION ALSO CREATED A TYPE IA AND TYPE IB ENDOLEAK. AN OPEN SECONDARY CONVERSION WAS PLANNED. THE PHYSICIAN DECIDED TO NOT EXPLANT ANY STENT GRAFT, AND INSTEAD ELECTED TO WRAP TEFLON AROUND THE INFRARENAL AORTA AND RIGHT COMMON ILIAC ARTERY, SUTURING IT TO THE VESSEL. NO ADDITIONAL CLINICAL SEQUELAE WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT IS FINE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277267 | ANEURX | SYSTEM, ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT, AORTIC ANEURYSM TREATMENT | MIH | MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR | M02F552029 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00075 YR | Required Intervention |