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ENBF3216C145E |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Occlusion (1984)
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| Date of Event |
06/16/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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An endurant bifurcate stent graft system was implanted in the endovascular treatment of a patient.It was reported that the patient presented emergently nine years later, with left leg swelling, numbness and tingling.The physician stated that there was no pulse felt on the left femoral artery while there was a strong pulse on the right femoral artery.An angiogram was performed and it was noted that the left limb was completely pulled up into the aaa sac and a thrombus was also noted in the body of the stent graft and the left limb.It was reported that the left external iliac was also occluded.Intervention was performed on the same date.An atherectomy was performed and the thrombus removed.An aortic cuff was implanted to reline the main body and a left limb extension was also implanted.As per the physician, the cause of the event was most likely due to the patient having to crouch and bend for a prolonged periods of time due to work conditions.No additional clinical sequelae were reported and the patient is fine.
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Additional 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.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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