FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EMBOSHIELD EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 731739 · Received June 29, 2006

Report

Report Number
9616695-2006-00074
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 29, 2006
Date of Event
May 26, 2006
Report Date
June 1, 2006
Manufacturer
ABBOTT IRELAND VASCULAR DIVISION
Product Code
NTE
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED AND THERE WAS NO LOT INFORMATION. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PERFORM DEVICE INSPECTION OR DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW IN THIS CASE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON 05/25/2006, A PHYSICIAN SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED AND RETRIEVED AN EMBOSHIELD IN TO THE LEFT INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY. AN XACT STENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY POSITIONED AND DEPLOYED. A POST-STENT DILATATION WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF BALLOON WAS PERFORMED. NO ADVERSE EVENT OR PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON 05/26/2006, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED "DIFFICULTY WITH FINE MOVEMENT AND FINGER EXTENSION IN THE RIGH HAND." THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE NIH SCORES PER THE NEUROLOGIST. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EMBOSHIELD EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER NTE ABBOTT IRELAND VASCULAR DIVISION NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Required Intervention ASPIRIN 325MG| CLOPIDOGREL 75MG