Catalog Number CEB231410K |
Device Problem
Contamination (1120)
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Patient Problem
Bacterial Infection (1735)
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Event Date 06/23/2021 |
Event Type
Death
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Manufacturer Narrative
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According to the gore® excluder® iliac branch endoprosthesis instructions for use (ifu), adverse events that may occur and/or require intervention include, but are not limited to infections.
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Event Description
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The following information was reported to gore: on an unknown date a patient underwent endovascular treatment with gore® excluder® aaa and iliac branch endoprostheses.Several weeks later the patient exhibited pain and infection leading to explantation of the devices.Several days later the patient expired.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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H6: results code 1: 213: the following device lots met all pre-release manufacturing and sterilization specifications: udi: (b)(4).Sn# (b)(6).Udi: (b)(4).Sn# (b)(6).
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Event Description
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The following information was reported to gore: on (b)(6) 2021, a patient underwent endovascular treatment of an aorto-iliac aneurysm with gore® excluder® aaa and iliac branch endoprostheses.The procedure was uneventful and the patient was discharged within 24 hours.The patient had a history of covid19 for 7 days but he was oligosymptomatic (mild runny nose and one day of coughing).Approximately 45 days later the patient presented pain in the left iliac fossa compatible with psoitis or diverticulitis, but without fever or malaise.He presented with worsening of the condition and underwent a ct that showed retroperitoneum and intraaneurysmal abscess.He underwent exploratory laparotomy, with a large amount of pus in the retroperitonium, inside the aneurysmal sac and already in the intraperitoneal cavity.The devices were explanted and the entire aortoiliac segment was resected, followed by an axillo-bifemoral bypass.Eighteen hours later the patient expired in the icu.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Updated sections a, b and e.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Updated b2: as the exact event dates are unavailable in this case, (b)(6) 2021 will serve as the date of event and date of death for this report.Corrected/updated g1: manufacturing site information.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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