Device Problem
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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Patient Problems
Intimal Dissection (1333); Myocardial Infarction (1969); Thrombosis (2100); Stenosis (2263)
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Event Date 06/13/2018 |
Event Type
Injury
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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.Date of event has been estimated based on date of article publication.Date of implant has been estimated based on date of first patient enrollment.Alert date has been estimated based on date the article was read.The scafold remains in the patient.Investigation is not yet complete.A follow-up report will be submitted with all additional relevant information.Literature attachment: angiographic and midterm outcomes of bioresorbable vascular scaffold for coronary bifurcation lesions.Author- pieter smits, american journal of cardiology 122.12: 2035-2042.Elsevier inc.(dec 15, 2018).The additional patient deaths and malapposed scaffold struts referenced in the article are being filed under separate medwatch report #s.
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Event Description
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It was reported through a data review of 107 patients between july 2009 and december 2015 identifying absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (bvs) that may be related to major adverse cardiac events of myocardial infarction (mi), target lesion revascularization (tlr), target vessel revascularization (tvr), target lesion failure (stenosis), dissection, thrombosis and hospitalization.Specific patient information is documented as unknown.Details are listed in the attached article, titled "angiographic and midterm outcomes of bioresorbable vascular scaffold for coronary bifurcation lesions".
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Internal file number - (b)(4).Unique device identifier (udi): in the absence of reported part number, udi cannot be calculated.The scaffold remains in the vessel; however, there was no reported device malfunction and the product was not returned.A review of the lot history record and complaint history of the reported lot could not be conducted because the part and lot number were not provided.The reported patient effects of dissection, myocardial infarction, thrombosis and restenosis, as listed in the bioresorbable vascular scaffold (bvs) system, absorb, instructions for use are known adverse events associated with the use of a coronary scaffold in native coronary arteries.Based on the case information, 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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