Due to the automated mes system there are controls in the manufacturing process to ensure the product met specifications upon release.The device was returned and the reported lot number was confirmed from the returned packaging.The visual analysis revealed that the proximal 21cm section of the stabilizer was fractured and kinked, the stent was partially deployed from the distal end of the delivery catheter and the distal section of the delivery catheter was flattened.Functional analysis revealed that the catheter was flushed, and a lot of blood exited, the stabilizer was unable to be advanced through the catheter due to the damage noted, the stent was removed from the catheter and no anomalies were noted.The reported stent fracture was not confirmed, however the event was confirmed based on the damage noted to the device.The reported ar is covered in the device directions for use.The risk of the reported event is documented in the risk documentation and there are current controls to mitigate the risk of the as reported event.Additional information indicated that the device was confirmed to be in good condition during preparation/prior to use on the patient and it was prepared as per the dfu.The patients anatomy was severely tortuous.The device was returned and it was confirmed that the stent stabilizer was fractured rather than the stent.The damage sustained to the device is consistent with advancing the device through the severely tortuous anatomy.The damage sustained to the device would have caused the difficulty to deploy the stent.An assignable cause of "procedural factors" will be assigned to the reported "stent failed/ unable to deploy" and to the analysed "stent stabilizer broken/fractured inside patient", "stent stabilizer kinked/ bent", "stent partial deployment", "stent delivery catheter flat/crushed" and "stent stabilizer/catheter friction", as the issue is associated with a product that meets stryker design and manufacture specifications and was used in according with the dfu but due to procedural and/or anatomical factors during use, the product performance was limited.An assignable cause of "not confirmed" will be assigned to the reported "stent broken/fractured during use", as it was confirmed that it was the stent stabilizer that was fractured rather than the stent.
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