FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT

MDR report key: 717710 · Received May 17, 2006

Report

Report Number
9616099-2006-00568
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 17, 2006
Date of Event
April 20, 2006
Report Date
May 17, 2006
Manufacturer
CORDIS DE MEXICO
Product Code
NIQ
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FIFTEEN (15) POST CYPHER STENT IMPLANTATION, DAYS THE PATIENT HAD A SUB ACUTE THROMBOSIS (SAT). THE PATIENT WAS ASYMTOMATIC. CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY WAS CONDUCTED PRIOR TO DISCHARGE FOR THE HOSPITAL. THROMBUS WAS OBSERVED AT THE LEVEL OF THE PROXIMAL LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD) ARTERY THAT WAS THE TARGET VESSEL FOR THE INDEX PROCEDURE. THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED AT TREAT THE SAT USING PTCA, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ADVANCE THE GUIDEWIRE. THUS THE ATTEMPT TO TREAT THE SAT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FUTURE TREATMENT WILL BE DECIDED BY MONITORING THE VIABILITY. THE PHYSICIAN'S COMMENT REGARDING THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE SAT WAS THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE STENT BEING UNDER-DILATED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT DRUG-ELUTING STENT NIQ CORDIS DE MEXICO NA I0206073

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 80 YR Hospitalization| R