MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SILK ROAD MEDICAL INC. ENROUTE TRANSCAROTID STENT SYSTEM; ENROUTE SDS

Model Number SR-0830-CS

Device Problems Break (1069); Fracture (1260)

Patient Problem No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)

Event Date 09/22/2020

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

The product associated with this complaint was returned to the manufacturer for analysis however, investigation of the device is still in process.A follow-up mdr will be submitted once additional information is obtained.Silk road medical will continue to monitor for occurrences of similar events.

Event Description

An asymptomatic patient successfully received a transcarotid artery revascularization (tcar) procedure in (b)(6) 2020 with no reported issues.A routine ultrasound performed on (b)(6) 2020 revealed that the patient had elevated velocities.In (b)(6) 2020, it was determined that the stents integrity was uncertain and the physician recommended to explant the stent.The stent integrity was compromised upon stent explant.The patient remained asymptomatic.

Manufacturer Narrative

The device investigation report was received and the following information was provided: seven surfaces with five unique fractures were investigated and all analyzed fractures from the stent were determined to be related to fatigue failure occurring at the junction of a bridge and strut apex.Additional device investigation is underway and a follow-up mdr will be submitted once additional information is made available.

Manufacturer Narrative

The device investigation report was received and the following information was provided: the scanning electron microscope (sem) results showed the separated strut area of the stent unit presented consistent evidence of fatigue fracture on the struts' separated surface areas.Also, non-metallic inclusions were observed near to the fracture origins.It is assumed that the observed non-metallic inclusions led to fatigue crack initiation, resulting ultimately in the separation of the struts' material.The inclusions of the observed size are expected to be found in the material and are not uncommon.Fatigue fractures in this material are commonly observed to originate at inclusions such as these.Based on literature review on carotid stent fracture, it is stated that the incidence rate of fractures in self expanding carotid stents is commonly reported to be 6% or less, and fractures have generally not been associated with adverse clinical sequelae.Researchers have observed that the causes of carotid stent fracture are multivariate, involving design aspects of the specific stents, biomechanical factors related to blood flow, swallowing, and mobility of the neck, and the patient specific nature of the disease state itself, particularly calcification in the region stent implantation.Fatigue performance of nitinol components is understood to be influenced by impurities in the material, as well as localized concentration of stress and strain in the material related to unique design attributes of each component, as well as biomechanical forces and deformations that are unique to each anatomical region of the body, and to some extent to each individual patient.Please see the em-020414-a-20210115a literature review, sem technical results, and product evaluation report attached under file attachments.

• Brand Name: ENROUTE TRANSCAROTID STENT SYSTEM
• Type of Device: ENROUTE SDS
• Manufacturer (Section D): SILK ROAD MEDICAL INC.; 1213 innsbruck drive; sunnyvale CA 94089
• MDR Report Key: 10718795
• MDR Text Key: 212513262
• Report Number: 3014526664-2020-00097
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: NIM
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00811311020461
• UDI-Public: (01)00811311020461(17)210331(10)17858025
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: P140026
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 01/28/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 03/31/2021
• Device Model Number: SR-0830-CS
• Device Catalogue Number: SR-0830-CS
• Device Lot Number: 17858025
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 09/28/2020
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 09/22/2020
• Initial Date FDA Received: 10/22/2020
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 09/22/2020; 09/22/2020
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 12/17/2020; 01/28/2021
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 72 YR