MAUDE Adverse Event Report: W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES GORE VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS - 3; NIP

Catalog Number VBJR062502A

Device Problems Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method (2017); Activation Failure (3270)

Patient Problem Occlusion (1984)

Event Date 11/14/2019

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Review of the manufacturing records verified that the lot met release requirements.The investigation is ongoing.Note: the gore® viabahn® endoprosthesis instructions for use state: w.L.Gore & associates has insufficient clinical and experimental data upon which to base any conclusions regarding the effectiveness of the gore® viabahn® endoprosthesis in applications where the device is deployed within stents or stent grafts other than the gore® viabahn® endoprosthesis.Other devices may interfere with the deployment of the gore® viabahn® endoprosthesis resulting in deployment failure or other device malfunction.

Event Description

The following was reported to gore by the doctor: the pad patient presented for sfa repair.The gore® viabahn® endoprosthesis was advanced through a previously deployed bare metal stent.The deployment line was pulled and approximately 1cm of the gore® viabahn® endoprosthesis deployed but deployment stopped.The doctor exerted great tension on the deployment line with no progress.As the doctor continued to pull the deployment line the device appeared to bow.The doctor was able to withdraw the partially deployed device into the sheath and removed both together from the patient.

Manufacturer Narrative

Additional manufacturer narrative: examination of the returned device revealed the following: the entire device was returned; there was approximately 55 cm of deployment line between the hub and deployment knob; the endoprosthesis was partially expanded approximately 1.5 cm at the tip end of the endoprosthesis; there was delamination in the body of the endoprosthesis; the remainder of the endoprosthesis was still constrained; the distal shaft, upon which the endoprosthesis is mounted, appeared to be bowstrung; deployment was not able to be continued with traction on the deployment line at the endoprosthesis.Upon further inspection, there appeared to be a broken fiber near the location that deployment stopped.The remainder of the device was unremarkable.Based on the device examination performed, no manufacturing anomalies were identified to which the event could be definitively attributed.

• Brand Name: GORE VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS - 3
• Type of Device: NIP
• Manufacturer (Section D): W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES; flagstaff AZ
• MDR Report Key: 9364054
• MDR Text Key: 193653337
• Report Number: 2017233-2019-01179
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: PFV
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00733132623976
• UDI-Public: 00733132623976
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: P040037
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 12/16/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 11/22/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 07/23/2022
• Device Catalogue Number: VBJR062502A
• Device Lot Number: 21014645
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1