FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EDWARDS LIFESTENT SDS BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 594788 · Received April 21, 2005

Report

Report Number
6000002-2005-00213
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 21, 2005
Date of Event
March 23, 2005
Report Date
March 23, 2005
Manufacturer
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
Product Code
FGE
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHEN ACCESS TO LEFT SUPERICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY WAS ATTEMPTED FROM RIGHT BRACHIAL SITE, STENT WOULD NOT DELIVER. WHEN REMOVAL OF STENT WAS ATTEMPTED, IT BECAME STUCK AT SHEATH. SHEATH WAS REMOVED AND STENT REMAINED IN BRACHIAL ARTERY AND CAUSED BLEEDING. PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REMOVE STENT. THIS EVENT WAS AN OFF-LABEL USE OF THE DEVICE AS DEVICE IS INDICATED FOR USE IN THE BILIARY TREE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EDWARDS LIFESTENT SDS BILIARY STENT SYSTEM BILIARY STENT FGE EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES SD26826D 4E0837

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Required Intervention