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4X15 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Off-Label Use (1494); Failure to Advance (2524); Device Damaged by Another Device (2915)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
11/15/2019
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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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Several unsuccessful attempts were made to receive additional information from the distributor since the complaint opening date.Investigation findings have classified his case as off label use.
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Event or Problem Description
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Initial case detail report received form cordis on nov 24, 2019 have stated the following: as reported, the dr was pushing the stent in the left pt artery and the elunir stent got caught on a smart stent strut and came off the balloon.The dr was able to smash the elunir stent within the other stent and there was no issue or injury for the patient.No patient injury.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Device history record (dhr) review (dated dec 23 , 2019) have indicated the product was supplied meeting specifications.Ifu review (dated jan.08, 2020) was conducted and indicated that the elunir stent was used in proximal tibial artery (leg).The use of elunir stent in the leg is not indicated for use in the ifu and is a violation of section 2 of ifu.Device analysis (dated dec.23, 2019) concluded that little detail has been provided as to the circumstances and/or chain of events that brought about the reported tracking difficulty through another stent and stent dislodgement, and no definite conclusion can be made from the device analysis as to the circumstances which brought about the reported complaint.Based on this investigation it may be surmised that the product was supplied meeting specifications.Results of this investigation did not reveal any indication that the customer reported failure is related to medinol manufacturing processes.Overall final report conclusions (dated jan.15, 2020): 1.The review of the dhr (device history record) and the returned product analysis indicate that the product was supplied meeting specifications.2.While no definite conclusion can be made as to the circumstance of the tracking difficulty through another stent and stent dislodgement, there are no indications that they are related to medinol's manufacturing processes.3.The elunir stent is not indicated for use in the pt artery (leg) and is a violation of section 2 of the ifu.4.There was no patient injury.(b)(4).
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