MAUDE Adverse Event Report: W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. GORE® VIABAHN® ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE; STENT, SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY

Catalog Number	VBJR061502A
Medical Device Problem Code	Activation Failure (3270)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	06/30/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Cbas® heparin surface incorporates carmeda heparin manufactured from heparin sodium api, which is covalently bound to the device surface and is essentially non-eluting.A2, a3, a4, b7: patient age, dob, weight, gender, and medical history were requested but not made available.A review of manufacturing records verified that the lot involved in this complaint met all pre-release specifications.The device was discarded; therefore, not available for analysis.No clinical images enabling direct assessment of product performance were returned for evaluation.Further information regarding this event was requested by gore, but no further information has been reported, therefore this investigation is considered complete.W.L.Gore & associates, inc.(gore) is submitting this report to comply with 21 c.F.R.Part 803, the medical device reporting regulation.This report is based upon information obtained by gore, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Blank fields present on this report include required fields and fields determined to be not applicable.Blank required fields indicate that the information was not provided, was deemed unavailable or was not applicable.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, gore, or its associates that the device, gore or its associates caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute a legal admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any defects or has malfunctioned, as defined from a legal standpoint.These words are included in the report and are fixed items for selection created by the fda, to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of reporting pursuant to part 803.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.
Event or Problem Description
On (b)(6) 2025, a patient underwent treatment for a peripheral artery disease (pad) where a gore® viabahn® endoprosthesis with heparin bioactive surface (viabahn device) was attempted to be used in the superficial femoral artery (sfa).It was reported prior to introducing the viabahn device, an eluvia boston scientific bare-metal stent was initially implanted in the sfa.After pre-dilating the target treatment area, the physician advanced the viabahn device over a terumo glide wire advantage.018" through a terumo destination 7fr introducer sheath to sfa without resistance.Deployment of the viabahn device was initiated and the device advanced; however, the physician suspects the device may have become caught on the previously implanted bare-metal stent resulting in a breakage of the deployment line.The device was only partially deployed, and it remains unknown how many inches were pulled before the deployment line broke.At this time, the physician slowly withdrew the partially deployed viabahn device out of the patient.Reportedly, nothing was left inside the patient.The procedure was successfully completed using a new viabahn device.The deployment line was not pulled too hard or fast.There was no calcification present.The patient did not experience any adverse consequences.

• Brand Name: GORE® VIABAHN® ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE
• Common Device Name: STENT, SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY
• Manufacturer (Section D): W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.; 1505 n. fourth street; flagstaff AZ 86004
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDICAL ECHO RIDGE B/P; 3250 w. kiltie lane; flagstaff AZ 86005
• Manufacturer Contact: jazmin dela rosa ; 1505 n. fourth street; flagstaff, AZ 86004 ; 9285263030
• MDR Report Key: 22571718
• Report Number: 2017233-2025-06437
• Device Sequence Number: 18553586
• Product Code: NIP
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00733132623747
• UDI-Public: (01)00733132623747(17)271203
• Combination Product (Y/N): Y
• Initial Reporter State: CA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: P040037
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 07/22/2025

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: VBJR061502A
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/30/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 07/22/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 12/04/2024
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown