SOLITAIRE FR2
Report
- Report Number
- 2029214-2019-00596
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 23, 2019
- Date of Event
- August 5, 2018
- Report Date
- June 23, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. DBA EV3
- Product Code
- NRY
- PMA / PMN Number
- K141491
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VM
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A SYMPTOMATIC INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE AT 24 + 8 HOURS POST STUDY PROCEDURE WHICH WAS REVEALED THROUGH AN MRI IMAGE. THE EVENT WAS INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE CAUSE. AS THE DEVICE HAD BEEN DISPOSED OF, NO ANALYSIS COULD BE PERFORMED. THE SOLITAIRE FR PERFORMED AS INTENDED AS DURING MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMATIC INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE POST SOLITAIRE PROCEDURE. THERE IS NO ALLEGATION THAT THE SOLITAIRE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE SYMPTOMATIC INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE. SYMPTOMATIC INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE (SICH) IS A KNOWN COMPLICATION OF THROMBOLYSIS AND OR MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE. IN RECENT RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS WITH PRIMARILY STENT RETRIEVERS INCLUDING MR CLEAN,ESCAPE, SWIFT PRIME, EXTEND-IA, AND REVASCAT, THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN SICH BETWEEN T REATMENT AND CONTROL GROUPS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE EVENT WAS RELATED TO A POTENTIAL MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND NO DHR WAS REQUESTED, SO A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN EVENT, AND THEREFORE NO NEW FORMAL INVESTIGATION WAS REQUIRED. COMMON SEQUENCES OF EVENTS AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THAT CAN LEAD TO THIS KNOWN EVENT ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE RISK MANAGEMENT FILE. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION IS REQUIRED. THESE TYPES OF EVENTS WILL BE MONITORED AS PART OF POST MARKET VIGILANCE COMPLAINT TRENDING AND MONITORING. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE PATIENT HAD A SYMPTOMATIC INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE AT 24 + 8 HRS POST STUDY PROCEDURE WHICH WAS REVEALED THROUGH AN MRI IMAGE. PRIOR TO THE EVENT, THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH NIHSS OF 9 AND MTICI OF 1. FOLLOWING MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY WITH THE MEDTRONIC STENT, THE PATIENT HAD MTICI SCORE OF 2B AFTER THE FINAL PASS. PATIENT¿S NIHSS 24 POST PROCEDURE WAS NOT DONE. POST PROCEDURE, REVASCULARIZATION WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED HOME FIVE DAYS POST PROCEDURE IN STABLE CONDITION WITH MRS OF 1 AND NIHSS OF 3. THE HEMORRHAGE THAT OCCURRED POST PROCEDURE DID NOT REQUIRE ANY INTERVENTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519054 | SOLITAIRE FR2 | CATHETER, THROMBUS RETRIEVER | NRY | MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. DBA EV3 | SFR2-4-40 | A658010 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 YR | Disability |