The product associated with this complaint was not returned to the manufacturer for analysis.A review of the manufacturing records for this device was completed and no issues were identified that could have led to the adverse event reported.There is no indication that a malfunction of the srm device occurred; the cause of the post-operative complication is unknown, therefore, the complaint will be reported out of abundance of caution.Complaints will continue to be reviewed and monitored for trends.A supplemental mdr will be submitted if additional information is received.
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It was reported that after a right transcarotid artery re-vascularization (tcar) procedure, the patient had stroke-like symptoms.Computed tomography angiography (cta) showed an occluded stent (ischemic, no bleed).A thrombectomy was performed to open the stent.The patient's medication was switched to brilinta; however, there was no conclusive evidence provided that the patient was plavix resistant.P2y12 test was not performed on this patient.At this time, it is unknown if the reported failure is related to a enroute transcarotid stent system (tss) failure, procedural issues or patient resistance to medication, hence, the event will be reported out of abundance of caution.
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