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Device Problem
Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth (4002)
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Patient Problem
Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms, Conditions Term / Code Not Available (4581)
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Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Manufacturer ref# (b)(4).Catalog #: is unknown but referred to as cook alpha thoracic.Pma/510k: similar to device under pma/510(k) p140016.(b)(4).Investigation is still in progress.
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Event Description
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Description of event according to initial reporter: two years ago: a 78-year-old female patient received avr and tar with et for a widespread thoracic aortic aneurysm from ascending to descending thoracic aorta and aortic valve insufficiency.Two months after: tevar was performed using zenith devices.(34mm-161mm and 42mm-121mm).Later: open surgery was performed because of growth of the taa and vessel replacement with leaving only a stent graft that was placed in the proximal side was performed.About spinal perfusion, an extrathoracic network from the left subscapular artery to the intercostal artery (adamkiewicz artery) was found in the broad back muscle.Therefore, the chest was opened by excision of the costal arch on the anterior side and the left sixth intercostal space to preserve the broad back muscle.No paraplegia was confirmed after the surgery.Patient outcome: after the open surgery: no complications were confirmed except chylothorax, so the patient discharged from the hospital.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Manufacturer ref# (b)(4).Additional information stated "the growth of taa was not due to cook¿s stent graft.This whole case was not due to cook¿s devices.It¿s not cook devices defect" therefore the event for this pr# is no longer reportable.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803.This report is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement made in it is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned; that a death or serious injury occurred; or that any cook device caused or contributed to; or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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Event Description
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Additional information received 07jul2022: the growth of taa was not due to cook¿s stent graft.This whole case was not due to cook¿s devices.It¿s not cook devices defect.
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