FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION DEVICE

MDR report key: 3903089 · Received June 30, 2014

Report

Report Number
2029214-2014-00369
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 30, 2014
Date of Event
November 8, 2013
Report Date
June 2, 2014
Manufacturer
EV3 NEUROVASCULAR
Product Code
OUT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WILL NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AS THEY WERE IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT.THE OTHER DEVICES INVOLVED IN THE EVENT ARE AS FOLLOWS:MODEL#: FA-77500-20 / LOT#: NOT REPORTED / DOM: N/A / EXP: N/A (QTY.3).(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE ASPIRE PROSPECTIVE REGISTRY, SUBJECT (B)(6). TREATMENT OF A SMALL UNRUPTURED FUSIFORM ANEURYSM MEASURING 8MM THAT INVOLVED THE ENTIRE MIDLINE BASILAR ARTERY. THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF HEADACHE AND UNSTABLE WALKING WITHOUT HEMIPARESIS. THE PATIENT WAS ON ANTICOAGULANT / ANTIPLATELET MEDICATION PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE AND WAS GIVEN HEPARIN INTRA-OPERATIVELY. ON (B)(6) 2013, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION TREATMENT INVOLVING FOUR PIPELINES (5MM X 20MM, QTY. 3; 5MM X 25MM). POST PROCEDURAL ANGIOGRAM SHOWED A RESIDUAL ANEURYSM. ON 08 NOV 2013, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION RE-TREATMENT DUE TO DEVICE MIGRATION AND THE ANEURYSM INCREASING IN SIZE. ON (B)(6) 2014, THE PATIENT WAS RETREATED AGAIN WITH A DIFFERENT FLOW DIVERTER. THE PATIENT CONDITION WAS UNKNOWN AND FURTHER INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
380276 PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION DEVICE FLOW DIVERSION OUT EV3 NEUROVASCULAR FA-71500-25 NOT REPORTED

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 Required Intervention| S