FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

RENEGADE

MDR report key: 832325 · Received March 28, 2007

Report

Report Number
6000125-2007-00013
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 28, 2007
Date of Event
February 22, 2007
Report Date
February 26, 2007
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORK
Product Code
DQO
PMA / PMN Number
K023681
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COIL WAS THEN PULLED FURTHER INTO THE MICROCATHETER WITH THE INTENT OF TOTALLY REMOVING IT. THIS BEGAN TO DESTABILIZE THE OTHER COILS THAT HAD BEEN POSITIONED IN THE GDA. THE COIL WAS THEN READVANCED INTO THE GDA AND WITH ADVANCING THE MICROCATHETER AND ANGIOGRAPHIC CATHETER OVER THE WIRE, WIRE AND COIL EVENTUALLY SEPARATED. THESE MANEUVERS CAUSED A DISSECTION OF THE COMMON HEPATIC ARTERY AND BOTH INTERLOCK COILS WERE DESTABILIZED ENOUGH TO ADVANCE INTO THE RIGHT HEPATIC ARTERY. THE DISSECTION WAS STENTED WITH A GOOD COSMETIC RESULT AND BOTH INTERLOCK COILS WERE REMOVED WITH A SNARE. COMPLETION ARTERIOGRAM SHOWED SIGNIFICANT COMPROMISE FLOW TO THE RIGHT HEPATIC LOBE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FOLLOWING INFO WAS OBTAINED FROM BOTH A USER MED WATCH REPORT AND A BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SALES REP: A PT UNDERWENT AN EMBOLIZATION OF THE GASTRIC DUODENAL ARTERY IN PREPARATION FOR EVENTUALLY YTTRIUM-90 THERAPY OF THE RIGHT HEPATIC ARTERY. SEVERAL MATRIX MICRO COILS HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE MID AND DISTAL GDA. A SINGLE 4 MM X 15 CM INTERLOCK COIL WAS PLACED IN THE PROXIMAL GDA THROUGH A RENEGADE MICROCATHETER UNEVENTFULLY. THERE WAS STILL SIDE BRANCH FILLING FROM THE GDA AND AN ADDITIONAL 4 MM X 8 CM INTERLOCK COIL WAS THEN ADVANCED THROUGH THE MICROCATHETER TO DEPLOY IT IN THE PROXIMAL GDA. THE COIL WAS ADVANCED BEYOND THE DISTAL END OF THE CATHETER WITH THE PUSHER WIRE, AND IT WAS NOTED FLUOROSCOPICALLY THAT THE COIL DID NOT DETACH FROM THE WIRE. THE COIL WAS PULLED BACK IN THE MICROCATHETER AND THE MICROCATHETER ADVANCED OVER THE COIL IN AN ATTEMPT TO DETACH IT WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DR ON 03/19/2007 INDICATED THAT THE PT WAS MOVED TO HOSPICE WHERE HE EXPIRED DUE TO PANCREATITIS. THIS MED WATCH IS BEING FILED FOR THE RENEGADE CATHETER USED DURING THIS EVENT. TWO ADDITIONAL MED WATCH REPORTS (6000125-2007-00011 AND 6000125-2007-00012) WERE FILED FOR THE TWO INTERLOCK COILS USED DURING THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RENEGADE MICROCATHETER DQO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORK UNK *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR Death| R