Catalog Number ERES35024X |
Device Problems
Fracture (1260); Migration or Expulsion of Device (1395)
|
Patient Problem
Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque (3165)
|
Event Date 11/29/2016 |
Event Type
malfunction
|
Manufacturer Narrative
|
Com code: c50190.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
|
|
Event Description
|
A 3.5x24mm endeavor resolute rx drug eluting stent was implanted successfully in a mildly calcified lcx.Device was inspected before use with no issues noted.Lesion was pre-dilated.No resistance was noted advancing to the lesion.It was then attempted to implant a second device, a 2.25x30mm endeavor resolute, however it failed to cross the lesion and came into contact with the implanted 3.5x24mm endeavor resolute stent causing the 3.5x24mm stent to be pulled into the brachial artery.The 2.25x30 stent had started to move on the balloon off the stent delivery system and dislodged.A new balloon was used to retrieve the dislodged stent, pulling it into the guide catheter.It was retrieved successfully.The 3.5x24mm stent broke in half on removal, with half remaining in the patients arm.No action was taken to remove the this portion from the patients arm.The other half was pulled out and removed from the patient.Patient status is reported as good.Please note that this device (endeavor resolute) is not marketed in the united states; however, it is similar to the united states marketed product (resolute integrity).This event is being reported only as a malfunction because of the similar device requirement in 803 which is limited to malfunctions.
|
|
Manufacturer Narrative
|
Cine image review: one still image was received from the account.The image captures a stretched and deformed stent in the vessel in the arm as reported by the account.It is indicated that the whole stent remained in the patient's arm.
|
|
Manufacturer Narrative
|
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
|
|
Search Alerts/Recalls
|