| Model Number |
TV-EX282845-J |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Failure of Implant (1924)
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| Date of Event |
03/16/2021
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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 device remains implanted in the patient; therefore, it will not be returned for evaluation.Patient medical records and imaging studies will be requested for further evaluation by the clinical specialist.If additional information pertinent to the incident is obtained, a follow-up report will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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The patient was initially implanted with an ovation ix main body and (4) iliac limbs to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm (aaa).Approximately (8) eight months post initial procedure the patient was identified with an endoleak type 1b which was discovered during routine computed tomography (ct) scan.An intervention was completed.The physician elected to implant (2) two iliac limbs and the left hypogastric artery was coiled.The final patient status was reported as doing well.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The reported adverse event/incident was investigated in alignment with endologix operating procedures and work instructions.Where possible, it is endologix practice to make at least three good faith efforts to retrieve a reported adverse event/incident related device as well as medical records and medical imaging.An evaluation of the manufacturing record was completed.A review of the part number/lot number combination needed for device identification shows the device to have been properly manufactured and released in accordance with the device master record.An evaluation of the device could not be completed.The device was not returned to endologix for evaluation because it remains implanted.A clinical evaluation of the adverse event/incident was completed.An examination of medical records and/or medical imaging received by endologix shows the type 1b endoleak is unconfirmed.However, the reported secondary procedure is confirmed.This is moderately consistent with the reported adverse event/incident.The clinical evaluation also shows reasonable evidence to suggest the right internal iliac artery was previously coiled (cautionary product use condition).This finding was discovered during an examination of operative note dated (b)(6) 2020.Procedure-related harms, device, user, procedure, or anatomy-relatedness of this complaint could not be determined with the medical records available for review.The final patient status was reported as doing well and discharged on the first post operative day following a secondary endovascular procedure.No additional investigation of this reported adverse event/incident is planned.However, should additional information relevant to the investigation outcome become available, a follow-up report will be submitted.Endologix will continue to monitor this and similar adverse events/incidents.Corrections: d2: product description has been updated.G4: date received by manufacturer has been updated.H6: result code: remove code 3233.H6: conclusion code: remove code 11.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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