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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.
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The following was reported: it was reported that on (b)(6) 2025, the patient was implanted with gore® tag® conformable thoracic stent graft with active control system to treat a thoracic aneurysm.It was reported that there was a previously implanted zenith alpha¿ thoracic endovascular graft in the thoracic aorta.There was a distal aneurysm of this device and the physician chose to implant a gore® tag® conformable thoracic stent graft with active control system and a gore® excluder® thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis (tambe).There was a small type iii endoleak on final imaging.The physician chose to take a wait and watch approach.On (b)(6) 2025, follow up images revealed the type iii aneurysm between the zenith alpha device and the gore® tag® conformable thoracic stent graft with active control system had remained.There is no aneurysm sac enlargement, and the patient is asymptomatic.A reintervention will be planned after the new year.Event is ongoing.
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