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Other relevant device(s) are: etlw1613c93e, sn (b)(4), expiration date: 2018-05-09, (b)(4).Off-label, unapproved or contraindicated use (aortic neck diameter).Film evaluation summary: the exact cause of the stent graft occlusion and claudication could not be determined from the limited pre-implant films provided.Additional pre-implant ct¿s were not provided, the blood flow dynamics could not be assessed from the ct¿s provided, and a complete assessment of the patient anatomy could not be performed.Films during implant and post-implant were also not available for return; therefore, the stent graft in-vivo configuration and the occluded stent graft could not be assessed.It is possible that the occlusion was anatomy related; implanting within a small aorta.The films returned revealed that the patient¿s neck diameter was 17.8mm just below the lowest left renal artery, and ranged in diameter from 19 ¿ 17mm along the 45mm neck length.The distal aortic diameter was 20mm with areas of calcification seen.This may also have been caused by a patient condition: poor distal runoff, or an unknown coagulopathy that is now presenting.The patient¿s previous history of peripheral vascular disease may have also contributed.
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