XTRASOFT ORBIT GALAXY DETACHABLE COIL
Report
- Report Number
- 3008264254-2015-00048
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 13, 2015
- Date of Event
- February 5, 2013
- Report Date
- July 22, 2015
- Manufacturer
- CODMAN AND SHURTLEFF, INC
- Product Code
- HCG
- PMA / PMN Number
- K093973
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THIS TRULINE STUDY PATIENT HAD SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE DURING THE INDEX PROCEDURE WHEN THE THIRD ORBIT GALAXY 5 MM X 15 CM (15763742) WAS IMPLANTED AND DURING THE POSITIONING OF THE 3RD COIL, A SLIGHT PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND THE HEMORRHAGE OCCURRED. MAYBE THE PRESENCE OF THE BALLOON CONTRIBUTED SOMEWHAT AS IT MAY HAVE LIMITED THE MOVEMENT OF THE MICROCATHETER INTO THE SAC. NO OTHER DEVICES CONTRIBUTE TO THE EVENT. ALSO, MINOR RECANALIZATION WAS REPORTED POST INDEX PROCEDURE. THE PHYSICIAN INDICATED ONLY THE THIRD COIL CAUSED THE SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE. DURING THE INDEX PROCEDURE, A SINGLE ANEURYSM WAS TREATED WITH TEN CODMAN COILS (640CF0515/15763742 - GALAXY COMPLEX FILL 5MMX15CM 41; 640CX3509 /15763742; 640CX3505 / 15571266; 640CX2505/15761907; 640CX2535/15710778; 640CX02525/15761909; 640CX0202/15710778, 640CX02525/15757695, 640CF0620/15761620, & PC410073030/C1260) WERE IMPLANTED USING AN OCCLUSION BALLOON ASSISTED TECHNIQUE. NON-CODMAN GUIDE, MICROCATHETER, WIRE AND BALLOON WERE USED. SATISFACTORY RESULTS WERE OBTAINED, THERE WAS RESIDUAL NECK; HOWEVER, THE SAC OCCLUSION WAS 90-99%. DURING THE INDEX PROCEDURE, THE ORDER OF COIL IMPLANTATION CONSISTED OF FIRST PRESIDIO 10 CERECYTE COIL 7MM X 30 CM, SECOND ORBIT GALAXY 6 MM X 20 CM, AND THIRD ORBIT GALAXY 5 MM X 15 CM, AND THE REASON WHY THE ANEURYSM WAS LEFT WITH 90-99% INSTEAD OF 100% THAT THERE WAS A RESIDUAL FILLING AT THE NECK, WHEREAS THE SAC WAS COMPLETELY EXCLUDED, AND THE PHYSICIAN WAS AFRAID OF A POSSIBLE CLOT FORMATION AFTER THE HEMORRHAGE. CLINICAL EVOLUTION WAS FAVORABLE, AND THE PATIENT QUIT THE HOSPITAL ON DAY 5 WITHOUT ANY DEFICIT OR HEADACHES. AT THE 30 DAY FOLLOW UP VISIT, THE PATIENT HAD NO SYMPTOMS AND NO REPORT OF ADVERSE EVENT. AT THE ONE YEAR FOLLOW UP, THE PATIENT REMAINED SYMPTOM FREE. ANGIOGRAPHY WAS PERFORMED THAT REVEALED THERE WAS RESIDUAL NECK FILLING AND OCCLUSION WAS 90-99%; HOWEVER, COMPARISON TO THE INDEX PROCEDURE FILMS SHOWED THE ANEURYSM TO BE WORSE WITH RECANALIZATION, CLASSIFIED AS MINOR. THERE IS NO REPORT OF TREATMENT OF RECANALIZATION. FURTHER FOLLOW-UP SHOWED A RECANALIZATION, FOR WHICH A SECOND EMBOLIZATION WAS SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED ON NINETEEN MONTHS AFTER THE INDEX PROCEDURE. THE TARGET ANEURYSM WAS LOCATED AT ACA (ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY), WAS NON-RUPTURED, SAC SIZE OF 7.8MM WITH A NECK OF 4.7MM. THIS PATIENT PRESENTED WITH NO SYMPTOMS. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY INCLUDES CURRENT SMOKER, HYPERTENSION AND A NEGATIVE FAMILY HISTORY FOR ANEURYSM. THE ORBIT WITH LOT 15761907 WAS NOT RETURNED; THEREFORE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED. REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOT PRESENTED NO ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURING OR INSPECTION PROCESS THAT CAN BE RELATED TO THE REPORTED COMPLAINT. SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, RUPTURED ANEURYSM AND RECANALIZATION OF THE ANEURYSM ARE KNOWN POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE COILS AS OUTLINED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. CLINICAL AND PROCEDURAL FACTORS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. BASED ON THE REPORTED INFORMATION, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANY DEVICE PERFORMANCE OR MANUFACTURING ISSUES RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THEREFORE, NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME. (B)(4).
LOT NUMBER/ GTIN = (B)(4). THE PRODUCT REMAINS IMPLANTED, AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.
PLEASE NOTE THAT AN ERROR CONSISTING OF THE INCORRECT MEDWATCH REPORT #1226348-2015-00049 WAS ASSIGNED TO THE REPORT SUBMITTED ON 10/16/2015 INSTEAD OF REPORT #3008264254-2015-00048. THE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH REPORT #3008264254-2015-00048 CONSISTS OF COMPLAINT # 1-594132429/PRODUCT FILE # (B)(4), CATALOG 640CX3505, AND LOT 15571266.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THIS (B)(4) STUDY PATIENT HAD SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE DURING THE INDEX PROCEDURE WHEN THE #3 COIL WAS IMPLANTED AND MINOR RECANALIZATION POST INDEX PROCEDURE. THE TARGET ANEURYSM WAS LOCATED AT ACA (ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY), WAS NON-RUPTURED, SAC SIZE OF 7.8MM WITH A NECK OF 4.7MM. THIS PATIENT PRESENTED WITH NO SYMPTOMS. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY INCLUDES CURRENT SMOKER, HYPERTENSION AND A NEGATIVE FAMILY HISTORY FOR ANEURYSM. THE INDEX PROCEDURE OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2013 AND A SINGLE ANEURYSM WAS TREATED WITH TRUFILL COILS. SEVEN (7) TRUFILL GALAXY COILS (640CF0515 - GALAXY COMPLEX FILL 5MMX15CM 41; 640CX3509 / UNK; 640CX3505 / UNK; 640CX2505 / UNK; 640CX2535 / UNK; 640CX02525 / UNK; 640CX0202 / UNK) WERE IMPLANTED USING AN OCCLUSION BALLOON ASSISTED TECHNIQUE. NON-CODMAN GUIDE, MICROCATHETER, WIRE AND BALLOON WERE USED. SUB-ARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE WAS NOTED DURING THE PROCEDURE, DURING PLACEMENT OF COIL #3 (#1: 640CF0515 / UNK; #2: 640CX3509 / UNK; #3: 640CX3505 / UNK). SATISFACTORY RESULTS WERE OBTAINED, THERE WAS RESIDUAL NECK; HOWEVER, THE SAC OCCLUSION WAS 90-99%. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2013; TWO DAYS POST PROCEDURE WITHOUT ANY RESIDUAL SYMPTOMS. AT THE 30 DAY FOLLOW UP VISIT, THE PATIENT HAD NO SYMPTOMS AND NO REPORT OF ADVERSE EVENT. AT THE ONE YEAR FOLLOW UP, ON (B)(6) 2014, THE PATIENT REMAINED SYMPTOM FREE. ANGIOGRAPHY WAS PERFORMED THAT REVEALED THERE WAS RESIDUAL NECK FILLING AND OCCLUSION WAS 90-99%; HOWEVER, COMPARISON TO THE INDEX PROCEDURE FILMS SHOWED THE ANEURYSM TO BE WORSE WITH RECANALIZATION, CLASSIFIED AS MINOR. THERE IS NO REPORT OF TREATMENT OF RECANALIZATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452559 | XTRASOFT ORBIT GALAXY DETACHABLE COIL | ARTIFICIAL EMBOLIZATION DEVICE | HCG | CODMAN AND SHURTLEFF, INC | 15761907 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 YR | Life Threatening| R |