| Model Number |
1550300-23 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Separation (1562)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Ischemia (1942); Myocardial Infarction (1969)
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| Date of Event |
12/17/2020
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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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The stent remains in patient.The device will not be returned for evaluation.Investigation is not yet complete.A follow-up report will be submitted with all additional relevant information.
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Event or Problem Description
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On (b)(6) 2019, the patient had a 3.0x23mm xience sierra implanted in the left anterior descending artery with no issues.On (b)(6) 2020 the patient experienced a heart attack due to blockage from the xience stent becoming separated into different pieces.Some blood flow was coming through, but not a lot.A quadruple bypass was performed on the (b)(6) to treat the heart attack.The separated stent still remains in the patient after the surgery.There was no adverse patient sequela and no clinically significant delay.No additional information was provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The device was not returned for analysis.A review of the lot history record identified no manufacturing nonconformities issued to the reported lot that would have contributed to this event.Additionally, a review of the complaint history identified no similar incidents from this lot.The investigation was unable to determine a conclusive cause for the reported material separation (stent).A conclusive cause for the reported patient effects, and the relationship to the product, if any, cannot be determined; however, the subsequent treatment appears to be related to circumstances of the procedure.The reported patient effects of ischemia and myocardial infarction are listed in the xience sierra, everolimus eluting coronary stent system (eecss), electronic instructions for use (eifu) as known patient effects of coronary stenting procedures there is no indication of a product quality issue with respect to manufacture, design or labeling.
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