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PXB35-08-27-135 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Difficult to Remove (1528); Device Dislodged or Dislocated (2923)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
02/25/2020
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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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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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Physician used a visipro balloon expandable stent system during treatment of a calcified lesion in the patient¿s common iliac artery.Moderate vessel calcification and tortuosity are reported.Lesion exhibited greater than 90% stenosis.Ifu was followed.No issues noted to device packaging prior to use.No issues noted when removing the device from the packaging.Device prepped without issue.It is reported during delivery to the lesion, the stent dislodged in the aorta.A snare was attempted to be used to remove the stent unsuccessfully, resulting in the stent being pushed into the right renal artery.The stent could not be removed from the patient¿s right renal artery.Physician decided to leave the stent in the patient¿s right renal artery.No further intervention performed to try and remove the stent.A second visipro device was opened to treat the intended lesion in the patient¿s common iliac artery.No injury reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information: no additional treatment was given to the patient.The physician attempted to cannulate the stent and open it up but he could not get a balloon to cross.The patient's right renal artery is patent due to accessory renal arteries perfuming the kidney.There are no plans to remove the stent.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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