The product associated with this complaint was not returned to the manufacturer for analysis as the device was implanted.At this time it is unknown if the reported failure is related to procedural/user error or a silk road medical device failure, hence, the event will be reported out of abundance of caution.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.Complaints will continue to be reviewed and monitored for trends.
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It was reported that during a transcarotid artery revascularization (tcar) procedure, the physician noted a dissection leading to an extravasation.The physician made the decision to deploy a secondary stent to cover the dissection and resolve the extravasation.The patient was discharged with no reported issues.As of the date of this report, there was no report of patient harm.
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