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FG11815 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Positioning Problem (3009)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Stroke/CVA (1770); Vascular Dissection (3160)
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| Date of Event |
03/24/2026
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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 patient experienced a stroke.An enroute transcarotid stent was selected for use in a right sided transcarotid artery revascularization (tcar) procedure.The next morning that the patient had stroke-like symptoms.The patient was taken for a computed tomography (ct) scan which showed that the stent was compressed proximally and appeared to be placed in a dissection plane.The patient was taken back to the operating room, and a carotid endarterectomy (cea) was performed where the stent was explanted.The patient was reported to have been admitted to the hospital beyond the standard of care.At the time of reporting, the patient was discharged to a rehabilitation facility and was expected to fully recover.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that patient experienced a stroke.An enroute transcarotid stent was selected for use in a right sided transcarotid artery revascularization (tcar) procedure.The next morning that the patient had stroke-like symptoms.The patient was taken for a computed tomography (ct) scan which showed that the stent was compressed proximally and appeared to be placed in a dissection plane.The patient was taken back to the operating room, and a carotid endarterectomy (cea) was performed where the stent was explanted.The patient was reported to have been admitted to the hospital beyond the standard of care.At the time of reporting, the patient was discharged to a rehabilitation facility and was expected to fully recover.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Investigation results:
device history record (dhr) review:
it was confirmed this device met manufacturing specification prior to distribution and there were no manufacturing deviations which could have contributed to the reported event.Labeling review:
review of the instructions for use (ifu) confirmed there was relevant content and sufficient guidance with respect to the circumstances described within this complaint.No updates are required to the ifu as a result of this event.Risk review:
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.Investigation conclusion:
based on a thorough review of the reported complaint, boston scientific has assigned an investigation conclusion code of unintended use error caused or contributed to event.
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