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The device referenced in this report was not returned to shockwave medical, inc.Therefore, a physical examination cannot be performed.Based on the reported information, no information was provided suggesting the ivl device contributed to the vessel perforation, cardiac tamponade, and patient death.There was no reported ivl catheter issue.The physician believes that the adverse events were primarily caused by vessel damage resulting from the atherectomy performed prior to the ivl.The physician does not believe that the shockwave c2 coronary intravascular lithotripsy (ivl) catheter contributed to or caused these adverse events.Shockwave medical has controls in place to ensure devices are built to approved procedures and meet lot release acceptance criteria prior to being distributed.A review of the manufacturing and test documentation for subject lot does not reveal any issues with the manufacturing of the device.The device passed all of shockwave medical, inc.Acceptance criteria prior to shipping.Complaint trends will continue to be monitored.
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The patient, an 80 year old female, had total occlusion in the right coronary artery (rca), highly calcified diffuse stenosis in the left main trunk (lmt) to the left anterior descending artery (lad), in the lad distal, and in the ostium (os) of the circumflex artery (cx).The patient was intubated prior to the procedure due to bad respiratory status, and the patient had a blood pressure reading below 100.Abiomed impella was inserted prior to the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (tavi) procedure due to the extreme emergency situation.An attempt was made to treat the highly calcified lesion in the left circumflex artery (lcx) using the boston scientific rotablator 1.5 mm using a 6 fr ebu 3.75 sheath, but it could not cross the main lesion diameter (mld).However, a boston scientific rotablator 1.25 mm was able to cross the lesion.Another 7fr ebu 3.75 sheath was in place for an additional guidewire, likely to minimize the need to swap sheaths they already had it in place with a back up double-guidewire (gw).Following this, intravascular ultrasound (ivus) was performed to assess the condition of the vessel.A calcification 3+ was observed during the ivus assessment.To avoid disrupting hemodynamic status through additional atherectomy, a shockwave c2 coronary intravascular lithotripsy (ivl) catheter was utilized for dilation.Unfortunately, vessel perforation occurred at the treatment site during this procedure.A 2.0 mm balloon catheter was successfully employed to achieve hemostasis after the perforation and an abbott xience drug-eluting stent (des) measuring 2.5 x 38 mm was placed.Despite successful hemostasis, cardiac tamponade developed, requiring drainage to address the complication.After successful management of the complications and achieving hemostasis, the patient was moved back to the hospital room for further monitoring and care.After the procedure, an ivus examination performed prior to the ivl revealed that the three layers of the vessel were partially disrupted, indicating that there was damage caused by the rotablator ablation, which ultimately resulted in a rupture during the ivl treatment.The patient remained hospitalized for the treatment of cardiac arrest.As of the date of awareness, the patient had been extubated, indicating an improvement in her respiratory condition.The physician believes that the adverse events were primarily caused by vessel damage resulting from the atherectomy performed prior to the ivl.The physician does not believe that the shockwave c2 coronary intravascular lithotripsy (ivl) catheter contributed to or caused these adverse events.The device was used in accordance with its instructions for use (ifu) and contraindications, and there was no device malfunction.The patient's current status, including any worsening symptoms or recovery details, is yet to be announced.Per additional information received on july 9, 2025, shockwave medical japan was informed that the patient passed away on (b)(6) 2025 due to disseminated intravascular coagulation (dic).
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