| Model Number |
ETLW1610C156E |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Pain (1994); Obstruction/Occlusion (2422)
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| Date of Event |
07/10/2021
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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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An endurant ii stent graft system was implanted in a patient for the endovascular treatment of an unknown size abdominal aortic aneurysm.Approximately 1 months post procedure, it was reported that a ct was performed, as the patient was complaining of left leg pain, where the ct showed what appeared to be a left limb occlusion.Thrombectomy was performed and a non-medtronic stents and a self expanding stenting were implanted in the limb 2 days later.As per the physician, cause of the event was patient's anatomy.The physician stated that the transition from the left common iliac to the left external was tortuous no additional clinical sequalae were reported and the patient is fine.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product analysis the reported occlusion could not be confirmed on the limited films received; therefore the cause of the event could not be determined.Post-implant ct¿s were not available for review and the stent graft in-vivo configuration could not be evaluated.It is possible that patient anatomical factors may have been a factor in the reported occlusion but this could not be determined.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.
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