A non-sterile unit of enterprise vascular reconstruction device and delivery system was received inside of its original pouch package.Inside of the pouch the delivery wire was received inside of a coil dispenser and the involved stent was received deployed.Also the involved microcatheter was not received for analysis.No anomalies were found during visual analysis.The functional test could not be performed since the stent involved was received deployed.In order to perform the test it is required that the stent be mounted on the delivery wire.Stent was analyzed under vision system and no anomalies were found.Lake region medical reviewed the device history records relative to the manufacturing, inspecting and packaging of lot 10361575.The device history record review also included a review of the certificate of conformance received from specialty coatings systems and nitinol devices and components, along with lake region medical¿s internal receiving inspection records for the stents issued to the complaint lot.The history records indicate this product was final inspection tested at lake region medical and was determined to be acceptable.The reported failure by the customer that friction was felt when advancing the stent through the microcatheter could not be confirmed since the functional test could not be performed and the failure could not be reproduced due to the stent was received deployed.The cause of the event experienced by the customer could not be conclusively determined.However, procedural / handling factors might have contributed to those issues.The device did not present any obvious indications of manufacturing defect or anomaly.The records indicated that the product met specification prior to shipment; therefore no corrective or preventive actions will be taken at this time.
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