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VNMF4343C103TU |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Leak/Splash (1354)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Insufficient Information (4580)
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| Date of Event |
02/24/2021
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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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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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A valiant navion stent graft system was implanted in the patient for the endovascular treatment of a 89 mm abdominal aortic aneurysm.Approximately 4 months later, a ct was performed where a type ia endoleak was observed.Debranching was performed to resolve the e ndoleak.As per the physician, cause of the event was due to disease progression, so the device failed to maintain seal.No additional clinical sequalae were reported and the patient is fine.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Film evaluation summary: the reported endoleak could not be assessed on the non-contrast films provided; therefore the exact cause of the event could not be determined.Angiograms (including endoleak interrogation) could allow for a more comprehensive determinations of the endoleak source/cause.Post-implant ct¿s were not available for review and the stent graft in-vivo configuration could not be evaluated.It is possible that disease progression as reported over the duration of the implant of the device was related to the reported endoleak.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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