PROMUS ELEMENT? PLUS
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
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).
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 |