FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PRIMUS GPS BILIARY STENT

MDR report key: 618286 · Received June 28, 2005

Report

Report Number
2183780-2005-00025
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 28, 2005
Date of Event
May 17, 2005
Report Date
May 21, 2005
Manufacturer
EV3 INC.
Product Code
FGE
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PRIMUS STENT WAS PLACED OVER AN .035 WIRE DISTAL TO THE STENOSIS. WHEN PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK ON THE BALLOON TO REALIGN THE BALLOON/STENT WITH THE STENOSIS, THE STENT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE BALLOON AND FLOATED DOWNSTREAM. THE BALLOON WAS NOT INFLATED AT ANY POINT BUT THE STENT CAME LOOSE ANYHOW. THE PHYSICIAN THEN CHOSE A COMPETITIVE BSC DEVICE AND INFLATED WITH A NICE RESULT. HE THEN USED A GOOSE NECK SNARE TO RETRIEVE THE LOOSE PRIMUS STENT IN THE PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PRIMUS GPS BILIARY STENT STENT FGE EV3 INC. BXB35-06-12-75 844671

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention