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At the completion of the complaint investigation, based on the information received, the clinical evaluation was able to confirm acute kidney failure and acute mesenteric ischemia.The final angiogram showed there were no endoleaks present and the renal arteries were not obstructed.There was also evidence to reasonably suggest the following observations; at implant patient had severe occlusive disease and the physician planned a fem-fem bypass with the addition of a non-endologix stent, patch angioplasty, revascularization and non-endologix stent placement in the right external and common iliac arteries, and three days post implant; acute hepatic failure, cardiac arrest, hyponatremia, surgical laparoscopy and laparotomy were observed.The clinical evaluation additionally found evidence to reasonably suggest the following contributing factors to the reported event; off label use, peripheral vascular disease, presence of thrombus, procedural ballooning in the proximal neck, and patient anatomy.The review of the manufacturing lot confirmed all devices met specifications prior to release.The event devices were not returned for further evaluation.The root cause of the reported event is unknown.There is not enough information to determine the root cause at this time.
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