FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AFX

MDR report key: 6213334 · Received December 29, 2016

Report

Report Number
2031527-2016-00596
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 29, 2016
Date of Event
September 7, 2016
Report Date
December 1, 2016
Manufacturer
ENDOLOGIX INC.
Product Code
MIH
PMA / PMN Number
P040002
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AT THE COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, BASED ON THE PATIENT INFORMATION RECEIVED, THE CLINICAL EVALUATION WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM AN UNKNOWN ENDOLEAK. ADDITIONALLY THE ENDOLEAK ASSESSED THROUGH THE CLINICAL EVALUATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TYPE 2 ENDOLEAK. THE CLINICAL FOUND EVIDENCE TO REASONABLY SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE REPORTED EVENT; SEVERE CALCIFICATION AND PATIENT ANATOMY. A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED OR SUSPECTED BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT. THE DEVICES REMAIN IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT AND WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNKNOWN. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2012 WITH A BIFURCATED STENT AND AN INFRARENAL AORTIC EXTENSION. ON (B)(6) 2015 THE PATIENT HAD A SUBSEQUENT ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURE TO REPAIR A TYPE 3B ENDOLEAK. THE PHYSICIAN ELECTED TO IMPLANT AN ADDITIONAL BIFURCATED STENT TO SEAL THE ENDOLEAK. ON (B)(6) 2016 FOLLOW UP COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SHOWED AN UNKNOWN ENDOLEAK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BIFURCATED GRAFT. THE PHYSICIAN DETERMINE THERE WAS NOT AN ENDOLEAK PRESENT AND ELECTED TO MONITOR THE PATIENT. A REVIEW OF PATIENT DATA RECEIVED FOR THE REPORTED EVENT SHOWED THE PATIENT HAS A TYPE 2 ENDOLEAK. THE PATIENT RECORDS ALSO REVEALED THE PATIENT WAS PREVIOUSLY TREATED FOR A TYPE 1B ENDOLEAK OF THE LEFT ILIAC ARTERY IN 2015. THE PHYSICIAN ELECTED TO IMPLANT A NON-ENDOLOGIX STENT AS WELL AS A HYPOGASTRIC PLUG TO SEAL THE ENDOLEAK. THE PATIENT HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED FOR A SUBSEQUENT ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT TYPE 2 ENDOLEAK. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTED FOR THIS PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
862150 AFX BIFURCATED MIH ENDOLOGIX INC. BA22-90/I16-30 1032430-008

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 85 YR Required Intervention AORTO UNI-ILIAC [INFRARENAL]- W11-4072R-028| BIFURCATED- 1341371-018