RESOLUTE INTEGRITY RX
Report
- Report Number
- 9612164-2014-01437
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 7, 2014
- Date of Event
- October 9, 2014
- Report Date
- December 2, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC IRELAND
- Product Code
- NIQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P110013
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TU
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
EVALUATION RESULTS: FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS (FORCE WAS APPLIED TO DEVICE DURING DELIVERY). INHERENT RISK OF PROCEDURE (STENT DEFORMATION). PATIENT'S CONDITION AFFECTED EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVICE (TARGET LESION EXHIBITED SEVERE CALCIFICATION, EXCESSIVE TORTUOSITY AND 70-80% STENOSIS). NO RESULTS AVAILABLE SINCE NO EVALUATION PERFORMED (DEVICE NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION). EVALUATION CONCLUSION: FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS (FORCE WAS APPLIED TO DEVICE DURING DELIVERY). KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF PROCEDURE (STENT DEFORMATION). DEVICE FAILURE/LACK OF EFFECTIVENESS RELATED TO PATIENT CONDITION (TARGET LESION EXHIBITED SEVERE CALCIFICATION, EXCESSIVE TORTUOSITY AND 70-80% STENOSIS). UNABLE TO CONFIRM COMPLAINT (DEVICE NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION). (B)(4).
PHYSICIAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO TREAT A LESION IN THE LAD-CX USING A RESOLUTE INTEGRITY DRUG ELUTING STENT. THE LESION WAS SEVERELY CALCIFIED WITH 70-80% STENOSIS AND THE VESSEL WAS EXCESSIVELY TORTUOUS. THE LESION WAS PRE-DILATED WITH A 2.0 X 15MM BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER. THE RESOLUTE INTEGRITY STENTING DEVICE WAS THEN ADVANCED TO THE TARGET LESION BUT IT COULD NOT CROSS THE LESION. RESISTANCE WAS ENCOUNTERED WHEN ADVANCING THE DEVICE AND FORCE WAS APPLIED DURING THE ATTEMPTED DELIVERY. PHYSICIAN WITHDREW THE DEVICE AND NOTED THAT THE STENT WAS DAMAGED. A RESOLUTE INTEGRITY 2.75 X 18MM WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THE RESOLUTE INTEGRITY DEVICE HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND PREPPED PRIOR TO USE WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. THE PHYSICIAN INDICATED THAT THE EVENT WAS DUE TO USE OF THE DEVICE IN A DIFFICULT LESION. NO CLINICAL SEQUELAE WERE REPORTED.
EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DISTAL TIP WAS FLARED INDICATING THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN STUBBED DURING ADVANCEMENT. A NUMBER OF STRUTS ON THE 8TH AND 9TH PROXIMAL SEGMENTS WERE PARTIALLY RAISED AND DEFORMED. THE REMAINING SEGMENTS WERE INTACT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720321 | RESOLUTE INTEGRITY RX | STENT, CORONARY, DRUG-ELUTING | NIQ | MEDTRONIC IRELAND | 0007009742 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |