PROMUS PREMIER
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2019-01937
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 4, 2019
- Date of Event
- December 27, 2018
- Report Date
- March 4, 2019
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
- Product Code
- NIQ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IN
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE DEVICE IS A COMBINATION PRODUCT. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MFT: PROMUS PREMIER OUS MR 32 X 2.50 MM STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. A VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE STENT FOUND DAMAGE TO DISTAL STENT ROWS 14-18. THE UNDAMAGED CRIMPED STENT OUTER DIAMETER WAS WITHIN MAXIMUM CRIMPED STENT PROFILE MEASUREMENT. THE TIP WAS VISUALLY AND MICROSCOPICALLY EXAMINED AND DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE BALLOON CONES WERE REVIEWED AND NO ISSUES WERE NOTED. THE BALLOON WINGS WERE TIGHTLY WRAPPED AND EVENLY FOLDED AND WERE NOT SUBJECTED TO POSITIVE PRESSURE. A VISUAL AND TACTILE EXAMINATION OF THE DEVICE FOUND MULTIPLE HYPOTUBE KINKS. A VISUAL AND TACTILE EXAMINATION OF THE INNER AND OUTER LUMEN AND MID-SHAFT SECTION FOUND NO ISSUES ALONG THE SHAFT POLYMER EXTRUSION. NO ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS.
REPORTABLE BASED ON THE DEVICE ANALYSIS COMPLETED ON 11FEB2019. IT WAS REPORTED THAT SHAFT KINK OCCURRED. VASCULAR ACCESS HAS OBTAINED VIA THE FEMORAL ARTERY. THE CONCENTRIC TARGET LESION WITH A BEND OF GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 90 DEGREES WAS LOCATED IN THE MILDLY CALCIFIED PROXIMAL LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY. A 32 X 2.50MM PROMUS PREMIER DRUG-ELUTING STENT WAS ADVANCED FOR TREATMENT. HOWEVER, DURING MANIPULATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SHAFT WAS ACUTELY KINKED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING WITH A DIFFERENT DEVICE AIDED BY A GUIDEZILLA GUIDE EXTENSION CATHETER. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND THE PATIENT'S STATUS WAS STABLE. HOWEVER, RETURNED DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED DISTAL STENT DAMAGE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179873 | PROMUS PREMIER | STENT, CORONARY, DRUG-ELUTING | NIQ | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | 9553 | 0020859679 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 YR |