FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROMUS ELEMENT? PLUS

MDR report key: 4151599 · Received October 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
2134265-2014-05973
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 8, 2014
Report Date
September 12, 2014
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY
Product Code
NIQ
PMA / PMN Number
P110010
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE IS A COMBINATION PRODUCT. (B)(4). DEVICE EVALUATED BY MFR: THE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. A VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE CRIMPED STENT FOUND STENT STRUTS ON THE 5TH & 6TH ROWS FROM THE PROXIMAL END OF THE CRIMPED STENT WERE DISTORTED AND LIFTED UPWARDS FROM THE STENT PROFILE. THE BUMPER TIP OF THE DEVICE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE. THE BALLOON CONES PROFILES WERE REVIEWED AND NO ISSUES WERE NOTED WITH THE OVERALL BALLOON PROFILE. THE BALLOON WINGS WERE TIGHTLY WRAPPED AND EVENLY FOLDED AND WERE NOT SUBJECTED TO POSITIVE PRESSURE. A VISUAL AND TACTILE EXAMINATION FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE HYPOTUBE PROFILE. A VISUAL AND TACTILE EXAMINATION FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE SHAFT POLYMER EXTRUSION PROFILE. 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).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTABLE BASED ON ANALYSIS COMPLETED ON (B)(4) 2014. IT WAS REPORTED THAT CROSSING DIFFICULTIES WERE ENCOUNTERED.  THE 3.00X32MM PROMUS ELEMENT¿ PLUS DRUG ELUTING STENT WAS ADVANCED TO TREAT THE UNSPECIFIED LESION, HOWEVER, THE DEVICE WAS UNABLE TO CROSS THE LESION. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. HOWEVER, RETURNED DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED STENT DAMAGE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
633518 PROMUS ELEMENT? PLUS STENT, CORONARY, DRUG-ELUTING NIQ BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY H7493918432300 15871866

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1