| Model Number |
TV-AB2380-J |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Fluid/Blood Leak (1250); Material Integrity Problem (2978)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Low Blood Pressure/ Hypotension (1914); Failure of Implant (1924)
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| Date of Event |
05/07/2019
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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 lot history records related to the subject device referenced in this complaint record were reviewed for potential contributing factors for the failure mode(s) described in this event.A review of the device quality records showed that the device(s) demonstrated compliance to established procedures and specifications at the time of manufacture.
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Event or Problem Description
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An ovation ix abdominal stent graft system was implanted to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm.Post polymer fill of the aortic body stent graft, the patient experienced hypotension and was successfully treated for an anaphylactic reaction per the device ifu.An intraoperative type ia endoleak was identified.A decision was made to balloon and implant a palmaz stent at the level of the sealing rings.The final angiogram confirmed there was no visible endoleak of any type present and the aneurysm was excluded.The patient will continue to be monitored.
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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 patient experience hypotension during a suspected polymer leak with successfully treated for an anaphylactic reaction and intraoperative type 1a endoleak treated with non endologix stent was confirmed.The event is most likely device related as identified in field safety notice (fs-0012).The root cause for most polymer leaks is a material weakness adjacent to the polymer fill channel which may become compromised during pressurization with liquid polymer.Since this device remains implanted, endologix is unable to conduct product evaluation to conclusively ascertain root cause.However, based on the investigation associated with the fsn this is the most likely cause associated with this event.The final patient status was discharged on the first post-operative day home stable.On 06aug2018, endologix issued a field safety notice (fs-0009) regarding the risk of polymer leak events with the ovation ix aortic body stent graft.On 06may2020, endologix issued a follow-up safety update (fs-0012) reaffirming treatment recommendations for patients who experience a polymer leak during implantation and providing updated information on the current rate of polymer leaks, the rate of clinical harms and root cause.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.
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