| Model Number |
I16-16/C55F SA |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Use of Device Problem (1670); Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Occlusion (1984)
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| Date of Event |
08/16/2019
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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.Device iteration is afx with duraply.
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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 afx2 abdominal aortic aneurysm stent.After the initial implant procedure concluded and the patient left the operating room (or), the patient reportedly experienced a cold leg.Medical imaging confirmed that the left-side limb device was occluded.The physician elected to treat the patient by performing an additional femoral-femoral bypass on the same date and implanting a non-endologix stent in the left iliac.The patient is reportedly doing well.As of date, there have been no additional patient sequelae reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Clinical assessment was completed based on the received medical records.The left iliac occlusion complaint is confirmed.The complaint is most likely user related.Procedure related harms for this complaint includes an additional surgical procedure (fem-fem bypass, left iliac occlusion and a secondary endovascular procedure (thrombectomy).The final patient status was reported as doing well post-secondary endovascular procedure.No pre computerized tomography was available for precise measurements; however, the initial angiogram demonstrated a small off label iliac artery at 4-5mm (should be greater than or equal to 10mm) with significant aortic thrombus.The was no evidence of an aortic abdominal aneurysm (off label condition).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.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 3190 h6: result code: remove code 3233 h6: conclusion code: remove code 11.
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