| Model Number |
TV-AB2680-J |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Malposition of Device (2616)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Failure of Implant (1924)
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| Date of Event |
01/06/2020
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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 ovation ix abdominal aortic aneurysm stent.During the initial implant procedure, the proximal markers of the main body were deployed slightly low of the target landing zone at the left renal ostium.Upon conclusion of the procedure, the final imaging detected a type ia endoleak around the renals on the patient's right side.The physician elected to treat the intraoperative endoleak by additionally implanting a palmaz stent, after which the majority of the leak disappeared.The patient was reportedly stable when leaving the operating room.The physician will continue to monitor the patient and believes the endoleak will self-resolve within a month of the procedure.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 reported intraoperative type 1a endoleak and malposition of the device was unconfirmed due to a lack of the relevant medical information as only the pre computerized tomography was provided.Device, user, procedure or anatomy relatedness of this event could not be determined due to a lack of the relevant medical information.The final patient status was reported being stable.The device remains implanted; therefore, no device evaluation was completed.The manufacturing lot evaluation confirmed all devices met specifications prior to release.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.Corrections: h6: result code ¿ remove 3233, h6: conclusion code ¿ remove 11.
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