UNKNOWN_NEUROVASCULAR_PRODUCT
Report
- Report Number
- 3008881809-2019-00407
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 23, 2019
- Date of Event
- September 25, 2019
- Report Date
- December 23, 2019
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER NEUROVASCULAR CORK
- Product Code
- OUT
- PMA / PMN Number
- 170024
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
DUE TO THE AUTOMATED MES SYSTEM THERE ARE CONTROLS IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS TO ENSURE THE PRODUCT MET SPECIFICATIONS UPON RELEASE. THE REPORTED EVENT IS COVERED IN THE DEVICE DFU. AS WELL, THE RISK OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE RISK DOCUMENTATION AND THERE ARE CURRENT CONTROLS TO MITIGATE THE RISK OF THE AS REPORTED EVENT. THE FLOW DIVERTER STENT (SUBJECT DEVICE) WAS RETURNED IN ITS DEPLOYED STATE WITH NO ANOMALIES. A FUNCTIONAL TEST COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE STENT HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. THE RETURNED ASSOCIATED MICROCATHETER WAS NOTED TO BE DAMAGED TO THE DISTAL END. IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE MICROCATHETER WAS DAMAGED DURING THE CLINICAL PROCEDURE CAUSING THE REPORTED UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF DEVICE AND DIFFICULTY TO PULL STENT BACK INTO SHEATH. AN ASSIGNABLE CAUSE OF PROCEDURAL FACTORS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE INVESTIGATION AS THE ISSUE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A PRODUCT THAT MEETS STRYKER DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE SPECIFICATIONS AND WAS USED IN ACCORDING WITH THE DFU BUT DUE TO PROCEDURAL AND/OR ANATOMICAL FACTORS DURING USE, THE PRODUCT PERFORMANCE WAS LIMITED. THE NEUROVASCULAR STRYKER SURPASS EVOLVE DEVICE IS CURRENTLY NOT APPROVED OR COMMERCIALLY SOLD IN THE USA. THE EVENT FOR THE SURPASS EVOLVE DEVICE WAS FILED TO FDA AS A SIMILAR PRODUCT TO STRYKER DEVICE SURPASS STREAMLINE DEVICE THAT IS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE US (PMA # P170024). SEE SECTION 4.11.3 GUIDANCE FOR INDUSTRY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION STAFF, NOVEMBER 8, 2016.
BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STENT PREMATURELY DEPLOYED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THERE WERE NO CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1306084 | UNKNOWN_NEUROVASCULAR_PRODUCT | INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM FLOW DIVERTER | OUT | STRYKER NEUROVASCULAR CORK | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 YR |