TRYTON SIDE BRANCH STENT
Report
- Report Number
- 3007210870-2019-00003
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 2, 2019
- Date of Event
- April 17, 2019
- Report Date
- April 22, 2019
- Manufacturer
- TRYTON MEDICAL, INC.
- Product Code
- MAF
- UDI-DI
- 00894588002132
- PMA / PMN Number
- P150039
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
NO DEVICE PROBLEM FOUND IN ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION RECORDS OR TREND ANALYSIS. DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, THEREFORE NO FINDINGS WERE AVAILABLE. "MEDIUM" CALCIFICATION WAS REPORTED. VESSELS THAT HAVE "MODERATE TO SEVERE CALCIFICATION" ARE CONTRAINDICATED IN THE IFU. THE MEDIUM LEVEL OF CALCIFICATION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED ISSUE. CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION (CTO) OF THE MAIN BRANCH (RCA) WAS REPORTED. "VESSELS THAT ARE TOTALLY OCCLUDED..." ARE CONTRAINDICATED IN THE IFU. THE TOTALLY OCCLUDED VESSEL MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED ISSUE. PRODUCTION RECORDS AND TREND ANALYSIS WERE REVIEWED WITH NO DEVICE PROBLEM FOUND. BECAUSE THE DEVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR TESTING, A DEFINITIVE CONCLUSION COULD NOT BE REACHED.
UPON ATTEMPTING TO INSERT THE [TRYTON] STENT IT BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE BALLOON AND SETTLED INTO THE PATIENT'S RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO SNARE THE STENT BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL SO THE PHYSICIAN CRUSHED IT WITH ANOTHER STENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY. WHAT WAS THE TARGET LESION (MV AND SB)? RCA AND PLV [POSTERIOR LEFT VENTRICULAR ARTERY] WHAT WAS THE MEDINA CLASSIFICATION? 1,1,1. WHAT WAS PERCENT MV AND SB STENOSIS? MB 100% CTO, SB 60%. WAS THE DEVICE USED FOR A CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION (TOTAL OCCLUSION > 3 MONTHS)? MAIN BRANCH CTO. SB NO CTO. WHAT WAS THE DEGREE OF CALCIFICATION (NONE/LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH)? MEDIUM. WHAT WAS THE DEGREE OF TORTUOSITY (NONE/LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH)? MEDIUM. WHAT GUIDE CATHETER (SIZE AND TYPE) WAS USED? 6F EBU. DID THE DEVICE PREP NORMALLY (I.E. MAINTAIN NEGATIVE PRESSURE)? YES. WAS THERE ANY RESISTANCE/FRICTION WHILE INSERTING THE BALLOON THROUGH THE ROTATING HEMOSTATIC VALVE? NO. WAS THERE ANY RESISTANCE/FRICTION WHILE INSERTING THE BALLOON THROUGH THE GUIDE CATHETER? YES, ONCE THE STENT EXITED THE GUIDE THERE WAS RESISTANCE AT THE RCA OSTIUM. WAS PREDILATATION PERFORMED PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE TRYTON STENT? YES . WAS THERE DIFFICULTY REACHING THE LESION? YES. WAS THERE DIFFICULTY CROSSING THE LESION? DEVICE DID NOT REACH LESION. WERE MULTIPLE DILATATIONS PERFORMED DURING THE ATTEMPT TO PLACE THE TRYTON STENT? NO.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 368562 | TRYTON SIDE BRANCH STENT | BARE METAL CORONARY ARTERY | MAF | TRYTON MEDICAL, INC. | :UBK21B1000 | 00894588002132 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |