| Model Number |
BEA25-80/I20-40 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Puncture/Hole (1504)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Clinical Endoleak (4843)
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| Date of Event |
06/03/2025
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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 devices involved in this event will not be returned for evaluation and remain implanted in the patient.Patient medical records and imaging studies will be requested for further evaluation by a clinical specialist.If additional information pertinent to the incident is obtained, follow-up report will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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The patient was initially treated for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (aaa) on (b)(6) 2018 with the implant of an afx2 bifurcated stent graft, an afx vela suprarenal and an afx limb stent graft.Computed tomography conducted on approximately (b)(6) 2025 identified a type iiib endoleak.Reportedly according to the physician, the material tear appears to be at the aortic bifurcation and has caused new growth of the aorta.Re-intervention was completed on (b)(6) 2025 with a successful reline of the previously placed graft.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.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 found the type iiib endoleak of the distal main body and additional endovascular procedure complaints are confirmed.This is consistent with the reported adverse event/incident.Device, user, procedure or anatomy relatedness of this complaint could not be determined.Procedure related harms could not be determined.The final patient status was reported as doing well.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: g3: awareness date ¿ updated.H6: investigation finding codes ¿ remove code 3233.H6: investigation conclusion codes ¿ remove code 11.
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