| Model Number |
SR-0940-CS |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Low Blood Pressure/ Hypotension (1914); Neuropathy (1983); Ischemia Stroke (4418); Paresthesia (4421)
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| Date of Event |
01/13/2026
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient experienced a stroke.An enroute transcarotid stent was selected for use in a left sided transcarotid artery revascularization (tcar) procedure.After the tcar procedure, the patient experienced right-hand tingling, peripheral neuropathy, and orthostatic hypotension.Subsequent imaging revealed a patent stent and tiny punctate infarct in the left precentral gyrus.The physician diagnosed the patient with metabolic encephalopathy, and the physician believed the event was attributed to anesthesia and post operation management.No medical intervention was required, and the patient was discharged at 48 hours at baseline.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Updated fields: h6 - evaluation method codes; evaluation conclusion codes.It was confirmed that this device met manufacturing specification prior to distribution and there no manufacturing deviations which could have contributed to the reported event.Review of the instructions for use (ifu) confirmed that the content was sufficient and did not contribute to the reported event; therefore, no updates are required to the document at this time.A review of the enroute transcarotid stent device confirmed that the reported event is a known event defined in the product's risk management documentation.This event type has been accounted for during product risk analysis to support acceptable risk benefit for the product.Based on a thorough review of the reported complaint, boston scientific has assigned an investigation conclusion code of known inherent risk of device.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient experienced a stroke.An enroute transcarotid stent was selected for use in a left sided transcarotid artery revascularization (tcar) procedure.After the tcar procedure, the patient experienced right-hand tingling, peripheral neuropathy, and orthostatic hypotension.Subsequent imaging revealed a patent stent and tiny punctate infarct in the left precentral gyrus.The physician diagnosed the patient with metabolic encephalopathy, and the physician believed the event was attributed to anesthesia and post operation management.No medical intervention was required, and the patient was discharged at 48 hours at baseline.
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