FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ANEURX STENT GRAFT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 975388 · Received January 8, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953200-2008-00006
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 8, 2008
Report Date
December 10, 2007
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC CARIDO VASCULAR
Product Code
MIH
PMA / PMN Number
P990020
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

VARIOUS ANEURX STENT GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM WERE IMPLANTED INTO VARIOUS PATIENT'S FOR THE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM IN PATIENT'S THAT HAD CHALLENGING AORTIC NECK ANATOMY. THE PHYSICIAN REPORTED THERE WERE STENT GRAFT MIGRATIONS AND SOME INCIDENTS OF ENDOLEAKS IN THE FOLLOWING JOURNAL ARTICLE: J VASC SURG 2006;44;932-7 EFFECT OF CHALLENGING NECK ANATOMY ON MID-TERM MIGRATION RATES IN ANEURX ENDOGRAFTS; FULTON ET AL 932-937. WHILE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MEDTRONIC HAS ALREADY CAPTURED THE MIGRATION IN PREVIOUS MDR REPORTING, THIS INFORMATION IS BEING REPORTED AT THIS TIME, AS THERE IS NO FURTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE EVENT TOOK PLACE, IMPLANTING PHYSICIAN OR OTHER SPECIFIC PATIENT INFORMATION. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION COULD BE CONDUCTED ON THESE COMPLAINTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ANEURX STENT GRAFT SYSTEM MIH MEDTRONIC CARIDO VASCULAR NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK YR Required Intervention