It was reported that during unpackaging of the 2.5x28mm xience prime stent delivery system (sds), the stent implant was noted to have a flared strut and the sds was not used.There was no reported patient involvement and no reported clinically significant delay in the procedure.An unspecified sds was used to successfully complete the procedure.There was no additional information provided.The xience prime sds was returned with the shaft torn and separated.Follow-up information received from the account stated that no separation was reported during use of the device and that it must have occurred during shipping/packaging for return.Additionally, the xience prime sds was returned with a foreign material (string) in the inflation lumen.
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(b)(4).During processing of this complaint, attempts were made to obtain complete event, patient and device information.Evaluation summary: the device was returned for analysis.The stent damage was not confirmed.However, there was foreign material (string) in the inflation lumen.Based on a visual inspection of the returned device, there is no indication of a product deficiency.A review of the lot history record revealed no non-conformances.A query/review of the complaint history of the reported lot did not indicate a manufacturing issue.Based on the reviewed information, no product deficiency was identified.
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