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Medtronic received a report that the solitaire fractured and remained inside the patient's body.It was reported that when the physician used the sfr4-6-40 in (b)(6), a solitaire device fractured and remained inside the patient's body.Due to patient privacy concerns (personal data protection), the physician is currently unwilling to disclose the patient's condition.There was separation.The patient had vessel stenosis proximal to the thrombus site.The stent remains in the patient's internal carotid artery (ica).The pushwire was discarded by the hospital after the procedure and is not available for return.The physician did not attempt to detach the stent.It was unknown if there were any patient symptoms or complications associated with this event.It was unknown if the reported device and any accessory devices prepared as indicated in the ifu.The patient is alive with no injury.Ancillary devices include a phenom microcatheter.
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B3: exact event date not reported, date reflects month and year of the event.Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
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