FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MULTI-LINK MINI VISION RX CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 996633 · Received February 7, 2008

Report

Report Number
2024168-2008-00086
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 7, 2008
Date of Event
January 5, 2008
Report Date
January 8, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR-CARDIAC THERAPIES
Product Code
MAF
PMA / PMN Number
PO20047
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
RI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTING STATUS: SERIOUS INJURY/MEDICAL INTERVENTION/PERMANENT DAMAGE. REPORTING RATIONALE: STENT DISLODGED; COMPRESSED AGAINST VESSEL WALL AT UNINTENDED SITE. DEVICE ISSUE: STENT DISLODGEMENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STENT HAD DISLODGED DURING A PROCEDURE PERFORMED IN 2007; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT NOTED AND ONLY DISCOVERED AFTER ANOTHER PROCEDURE IN 2008. DURING THE FIRST PROCEDURE, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ADVANCE TWO MINI VISION STENTS; FIRST A MINI VISION 2.5 X 8 MM (LOT# 7071331) FOLLOWED BY A MINI VISION 2.0 X 8MM. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THE UNDEPLOYED MINI VISON 2.0 X 8MM HAD FALLEN OFF THE BALLOON AND WAS LEFT IN THE PROXIMAL LAD. DURING THE SECOND PROCEDURE THE STENT WAS DISLODGED FROM THE CLOT IN THE PROXIMAL LAD BY THE PHYSICIAN WITH ANOTHER COMPANY'S STENT. THE UNDEPLOYED STENT LANDED DOWN STREAM IN THE MID/DISTAL LAD AND WENT UNRECOGNIZED. THE PT CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN AND AFTER RE-EXAMINING THE PICTURES THE STENT WAS IDENTIFIED. THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE THE STENT WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PHYSICIAN CONTINUED WITH COMPRESSING THE STENT AGAINST THE VESSEL WALL WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF ANOTHER COMPANY'S STENT. NO ADD'L EVENT OR PATIENT INFO IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MULTI-LINK MINI VISION RX CORONARY STENT SYSTEM 74MAF MAF ABBOTT VASCULAR-CARDIAC THERAPIES NA 6081631

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Hospitalization| R| S SNARE| OTHER: IABP| STENT: TAXUS (2.5 X 16MM)| CYPHER (2.5 X 13MM| MINI VISION (2.5 X 8MM