FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RX ACCULINK CAROTID STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 617205 · Received June 24, 2005

Report

Report Number
3004742046-2005-00114
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 24, 2005
Date of Event
April 20, 2005
Report Date
May 27, 2005
Manufacturer
GUIDANT ENDOVASCULAR SOLUTIONS
Product Code
NIM
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING HOSPITALIZATION THE PT EXPERIENCED SMALL AREA OF DECREASE VISION IN THE RIGHT EYE. PROCEDURE IMPROVED AT 24 HOURS. PT REPORTS AFTER VASCULAR STENT PROCEDURE IN 2005, VA WAS BLURRY AND STATED THAT ONE MONTH AGO HAD VASCULAR SPASM AND VA WENT BLANK, LED TO STENT. BY HX HAS OCCLUSION IN OS LOSS OF CENTRAL VA IN OD AND RETINAL SPEICALIST FOUND PLAQUE IN OD. VA: OD 20/30-1, OS 20/CF 4FT. PT HAD LOSS OF VISION IN OS APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS. HAS SCAR TISSUE ON RETINAL OS AND PROBLEM NOW IS NOT FIXABLE. PT HAS A DARK FIELD. NO ACUTE PATHOLOGY DUE TO ANGIOPLASTY, HAS LARGE SCAR OS AND THAT IS WHY PT IS NOT SEEING WELL OS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RX ACCULINK CAROTID STENT SYSTEM CAROTID STENT SYSTEM NIM GUIDANT ENDOVASCULAR SOLUTIONS NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 76 YR Hospitalization| S