| Model Number |
BA25-110/I20-30 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Material Puncture/Hole (1504); Product Quality Problem (1506); Material Integrity Problem (2978)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Failure of Implant (1924); Rupture (2208)
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| Date of Event |
04/18/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The devices involved in this event will not be returned for evaluation and remain implanted in the patient.If additional information is obtained at a later time that is pertinent to this event, a follow-up report will then be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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The patient was initially treated for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (aaa) with the afx abdominal aortic aneurysm stent.Approximately three (3) years post initial procedure, the patient presented emergently with abdominal pain.A type iiib endoleak was identified by a computerized tomography (ct) scan.The patient was successfully relined with a bifurcated afx2 device on (b)(6) 2019.However, the patient continued to experience abdominal pain four (4) hours post secondary implant.No additional information has been provided.Endologix will continue to obtain an update on the patients status.
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Event or Problem Description
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The patient was initially treated for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (aaa) with the afx abdominal aortic aneurysm stent.Approximately three (3) years post initial procedure, the patient presented emergently with abdominal pain.A type iiib endoleak was identified by a computerized tomography (ct) scan.The patient was successfully relined with a bifurcated afx2 device on 18 apr 2019.However, the patient continued to experience abdominal pain four (4) hours post secondary implant.No additional additional information has been provided.Endologix will continue to obtain an update on the patients status.Additional information: at the completion of the clinical assessment, additional findings of a rupture was identified.It was reported that the patient was in good condition post a successful intervention.The reported abdominal pain was resolved.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The manufacturing lot evaluation confirmed all devices met specifications prior to release.The device was not returned as the device remains implanted therefore no evaluation was completed at the completion of the clinical assessment, the reported type 3b endoleak could not be confirmed with the medical images available for review however an aortic rupture was identified.Procedure related harms, device, user, procedure or anatomy relatedness of this event could not be determined with the medical records /images available for review.No additional investigation of this reported event is planned however if additional information pertinent to the incident is obtained, a follow-up report will be submitted.Endologix will continue to monitor this complaint and similar complaints in the event further investigation is needed.Device iteration is afx with duraply corrections: g1,2: contact office- name has been updated.H6: device code: remove code 2978, 1506.H6: result code: remove code 3221.H6: conclusion code: remove code 11, 12.
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