Description of Event or Problem · 1
AN ANEURX BIFURCATED STENT GRAFT AND ITS COMPONENTS WERE IMPLANTED INTO A PATIENT FOR THE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM. IT WAS REPORTED POST STENT GRAFT IMPLANTATION A REQUEST FOR A TALENT AORTIC CUFF UNDER IDE (G020050) WAS REQUESTED. THE PHYSICIAN REQUESTED INFORMATION DUE TO A TYPE I ENDOLEAK, THE CAUSE OF TYPE I ENDOLEAK IS UNKNOWN. PER MEDTRONIC TALENT AORTIC CUFF APPROVED PROTOCOL, MEDTRONIC SENT THE SITE THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR EACH REQUEST TO COMPLETE FOR APPROVAL FOR THE TALENT AORTIC CUFF TRIAL. HOWEVER, THE REQUESTER DID NOT RETURN THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION; THEREFORE NO TALENT AORTIC CUFF TRIAL DEVICE WAS SENT. THERE WAS NO FURTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO MEDTRONIC ABOUT THE REQUEST FOR THE DEVICE OR THE DETAILS OF THE PATIENT TO THE ANEURX DEVICE.