FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT

MDR report key: 997369 · Received February 12, 2008

Report

Report Number
9616099-2008-00310
Event Type
Death
Date Received
February 12, 2008
Date of Event
November 12, 2007
Report Date
January 18, 2008
Manufacturer
CORDIS DE MEXICO
Product Code
NIQ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PLEASE NOTE: DEVICE IS DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. HOWEVER, IT IS SIMILAR TO THE UNITED STATES PRODUCT. THIS IS ONE OF TWO PRODUCTS BEING REPORTED FOR THE SAME EVENT. PLEASE REFERENCE MANUFACTURING REPORTS #: 9616099-2008-00310 AND 9616099-2008-00311. ANY ADDITIONAL INFO WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE REPORT REC'D FROM THE REGISTRY INDICATES THAT PT EXPIRED APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS POST CYPHER STENT IMPLANT. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE DEATH WAS CARDIAC OR NON-CARDIAC. AN AUTOPSY WAS NOT PERFORMED, HOWEVER, THE INITIAL REPORTER OF THE EVENT INDICATED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THROMBOSIS, OR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. THE PT WAS FOUND DEAD AT HOME, PROBABLY DUE TO AN UNBALANCED DIABETES COMA; THE PT HAS A MEDICAL HISTORY OF TYPE II DIABETES >20 YEARS CONTROLLED WITH INSULIN. THIS INFO WAS OBTAINED OVER THE PHONE WITH GENERAL PRACTITIONER. THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE CORDIS DEVICE AND INDEX PROCEDURE WAS DEEMED AS POSSIBLE. DURING THE FIRST MONTH FOLLOW-UP VISIT, THE PT WAS ASYMPTOMATIC, AND TAKING ALL OF HIS MEDICATIONS AS PLANNED AT DISCHARGE, AND ECHOCARDIOGRAM WAS PERFORMED WITH NORMAL RESULTS. IN ADDITION, FOLLOWING THE CLINICAL GUIDANCE PROVIDED, THIS EVENT WILL BE REPORTED FOR MDR AND A CODE FOR THROMBOTIC EVENT WILL BE ADDED TO THE FILE AS PER ACADEMIC RESEARCH CONSORTIUM(ARC) GUIDELINES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT DRUG-ELUTING STENT NIQ CORDIS DE MEXICO NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Death PILOT GUIDEWIRE