AORTIC EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS (LOW PROFILE)
Report
- Report Number
- 2953161-2019-00027
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 22, 2019
- Date of Event
- February 17, 2019
- Report Date
- May 6, 2019
- Manufacturer
- W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES
- Product Code
- MIH
- UDI-DI
- 00733132618576
- PMA / PMN Number
- P020004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
PLEASE NOTE: THIS MEDWATCH REPORT IS ASSOCIATED WITH MFR# 2953161-2019-00028. H6: CODE 22 - ACCORDING TO THE GORE® EXCLUDER® AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU), ADVERSE EVENTS THAT MAY OCCUR AND/OR REQUIRE INTERVENTION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: ENDOLEAK.
ON FEBRUARY 17, 2019, FOLLOW-UP COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING IDENTIFIED A TYPE III ENDOLEAK INVOLVING A DISCONNECTION BETWEEN THE GORE® EXCLUDER® CONTRALATERAL LEG COMPONENT PLC231000 AND THE GORE® EXCLUDER® ILIAC BRANCH COMPONENT CEB231410.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS MEDWATCH REPORT IS ASSOCIATED WITH MFR# 2953161-2019-00028. ADDITIONAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT: GORE® EXCLUDER® ILIAC BRANCH COMPONENT (B)(4)/16240389 WITH UDI (B)(4).
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS REPORTED TO GORE: ON (B)(6) 2017, THIS PATIENT UNDERWENT ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT FOR AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM AND AN ANEURYSM OF THE COMMON ILIAC ARTERY. THE PATIENT WAS THEREFORE IMPLANTED WITH GORE® EXCLUDER® AAA ENDOPROSTHESES AS WELL AS GORE® EXCLUDER® ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESES. REPORTEDLY, THE PROCEDURE WENT WELL. ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, FOLLOW-UP COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING IDENTIFIED A TYPE III ENDOLEAK INVOLVING A DISCONNECTION BETWEEN THE GORE® EXCLUDER® CONTRALATERAL LEG COMPONENT PLC231000 AND THE GORE® EXCLUDER® ILIAC BRANCH COMPONENT (B)(4). THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC ADVERSE ANATOMICAL ISSUES AND A CAUSE FOR THE DISCONNECTION WAS REPORTEDLY UNKNOWN. ON (B)(6) 2019, THE DISCONNECTION WAS RELINED WITH AN ADDITIONAL GORE® EXCLUDER® CONTRALATERAL LEG COMPONENT AND NO ENDOLEAK WAS OBSERVED DURING FINAL IMAGING. THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239232 | AORTIC EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS (LOW PROFILE) | SYSTEM, ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT, AORTIC ANEURYSM TREATMENT | MIH | W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES | 15768138 | 00733132618576 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R |