Patient allegedly received an implant via the right common femoral vein due to pulmonary emboli.Patient is alleging stroke.The patient further alleges "significant mental and physical pain and suffering, severe and permanent injuries requiring past and future medical treatment and resulting in disability, impairment, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of care, comfort, and incurred financial or economic loss, including, but not limited to, obligations for medical expenses and other damages" as well as difficulty with "daily exercise.".
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Blank fields on this form indicate the information is unknown, unavailable, or unchanged.Investigation is reopened due to additional information provided.The reported allegations have been further investigated based on the information provided to date.Unknown if the reported stroke, mental and physical pain and suffering, severe and permanent injuries, disability, impairment, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of care, comfort, financial loss and physical limitations are directly related to the filter and unable to identify a corresponding failure mode at this point in time.20 devices in lot.No relevant notes on work order.Product is manufactured and inspected according to specifications.The following allegations have been investigated.Stroke, mental and physical pain and suffering, severe and permanent injuries, disability, impairment, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of care, comfort, financial loss and physical limitations.No evidence to suggest that this device was not manufactured according to specifications and nothing indicates that the filter did not perform as intended, e.G.Intended for the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism (pe) via placement in the vena cava.Cook will reopen its investigation if further information is received warranting supplementation in accordance with 21 c.F.R.803.56.This report includes information known at this time.A follow-up medwatch report will be submitted if additional relevant information become available.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803.This report is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement made in it is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned, that a death or serious injury occurred, or that any cook device caused or contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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