Catalog Number 1550400-12 |
Device Problem
Unintended System Motion (1430)
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Patient Problems
Intimal Dissection (1333); Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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Event Date 06/28/2018 |
Event Type
Death
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).During processing of this complaint, attempts were made to obtain complete event, patient and device information.The stent remains in the vessel; the customer reported the delivery system was discarded.Investigation is not yet complete.A follow up report will be submitted with all relevant information.
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Event Description
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It was reported that during a procedure of the proximal circumflex artery, after pre-dilatation, the 4.0 x 12 mm xience sierra stent system was advanced to the lesion.During stent deployment, the stent watermelon seeded and moved into the left main artery, where it was implanted, but blocked the left anterior descending (lad) artery.The lad was wired and ballooned, which resulted in a left main dissection.The patient was rushed to the or for treatment, but expired.No additional information was provided.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Internal file number - (b)(4).The device was not returned for analysis.A cine was received and reviewed by an abbott vascular clinical specialist.The reviewer concluded that the cine confirms mis-location of stent; death indirectly a result of migration.A review of the lot history record identified no manufacturing nonconformities issued to the reported lot that would have contributed to this event.Additionally, a review of the complaint history identified no similar incidents from this lot.The reported patient effects of intimal dissection and death are listed in the xience sierra everolimus eluting coronary stent system instructions for use as known patient effects of coronary stenting procedures.The investigation was unable to determine a conclusive cause for the reported difficult to deploy.A conclusive cause for the reported patient effects, and the relationship to the product, if any, cannot be determined.There is no indication of a product quality issue with respect to design, manufacture or labeling of the device.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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