A (b)(6) pt underwent an uneventful, successful bilateral maxillary balloon dilation procedure on (b)(6) 2014.Post-procedure,the patient reported having a headache.The headache worsened and the pt was taken to the er.A ct was taken and showed a massive intracranial bleed reported to be unrelated to device or procedure.Entellus medical was notified on (b)(6) 2014 of the incident and notified on (b)(6) 2014 of the pt's death.Cause of death was due to intracranial bleed and assessed to be unrelated to device or procedure.
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Both the ent and hospital physicians stated that the event was not related to the device or procedure.In additional, the treating hospital physician stated that the pt would have had the event regardless of whether or not the procedure was performed.There is no indication that suggests the device or procedure caused or contributed to the reported event.Therefore, this mdr is being filed for notification purposes only.
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