COVIDIEN PROTEGE EVERFLEX SELF-EXPANDING STENT SYSTEM STANDARD; STENTS, DRAINS AND DILATORS FOR THE BILIARY DUCTS
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Catalog Number PRP35-08-040-120 |
Device Problems
Premature Activation (1484); Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem (2906)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 05/24/2022 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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It was reported that a physician was attempting to use a protégé everflex self-expanding stent device to treat a mid-iliac artery ¿ common lesion in in a patient.No damage noted to packaging, no issues noted when removing the device from the hoop/tray.Device was prepped as per ifu.It was reported that premature deployment occurred in vivo, when the stent was positioned, the delivered stent and sheath were ejected at the same time, and it was found that the stent had been deployed and the safety valve had not been opened.The procedure was completed by replacing the product, and the operation was successfully completed.No patient injury reported for this issue.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information: the stent was not fully deployed in the body.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Product analysis the device was returned with the manifold safety locking pin tight.The device was received with approximately 3.5mm of the inner shaft and 2mm of the distal end of the stent exposed the deployment paddles are approximately 62mm apart the proximal deployment paddle was pinned, and the distal deployment paddle was pulled to fully expose/deploy the stent.The stent was examined, and confirmed as 40mm the distal inner assembly was cut just proximal to the stent retainer to allow further testing.A set of witness marks were noted on the stainless steel hypotube approximately 25mm and 27mm from the distal end of the stainless steel hypotube indicating that the safety locking pin was properly tightened during manufacturing.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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