CAROTID WALLSTENT?
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2014-06987
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 18, 2014
- Date of Event
- October 24, 2014
- Report Date
- October 24, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY
- Product Code
- NIM
- PMA / PMN Number
- P050019
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TW
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. 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).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT STENT DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE 85% STENOSED, 50MM X 9MM, ECCENTRIC, DE NOVO TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE NON-TORTUOUS AND NON-CALCIFIED RIGHT INTERNAL CAROTID (RIGHT ICA) ARTERY. AN UNSPECIFIED SIZE NON-BSC GUIDE CATHETER AND NON-BSC GUIDEWIRE WERE ADVANCED TOWARDS THE TARGET VESSEL. SUBSEQUENTLY, A 10.0-37 CAROTID WALLSTENT¿ WAS SELECTED FOR USE AND ADVANCED BUT FAILED TO CROSS THE LESION. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND THE PHYSICIAN NOTED THAT THERE WAS DEFORMATION AT THE END OF THE STENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT STATUS WAS STABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 746648 | CAROTID WALLSTENT? | STENT, CAROTID | NIM | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - GALWAY | H965SCH647140 | 16683062 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 YR | JR- GUIDE CATHETER| RINATO- GUIDE WIRE |