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AXIOS STENT AND ELECTROCAUTERY ENHANCED DELIVERY SYSTEM

Received Jul 14, 2026 · Event occurred Jun 17, 2026

Report 3005099803-2026-02809 · MDR key 25815510

Device

Generic name

Pancreatic Stent, Covered, Metallic, Removable

Model number

M00553550

Catalog number

M00553550

Lot number

0037291151

Product problems

  • Positioning Failure

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

BLOCK H6: IMDRF DEVICE CODE A150201 CAPTURES THE REPORTABLE EVENT OF STENT FAILURE TO DEPLOY.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN AXIOS STENT AND ELECTROCAUTERY ENHANCED DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS TO BE IMPLANTED TRANSGATRIC TO THE PANCREAS TO TREAT A PSEUDOCYST DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND (EUS) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2026. DURING THE PROCEDURE, DEPLOYMENT OF THE FIRST FLANGE OF THE STENT WAS ATTEMPTED; HOWEVER, THE FLANGE DID NOT OPEN. THE CATHETER WAS MANIPULATED BY ADVANCING AND WITHDRAWING IT IN AN EFFORT TO FACILITATE DEPLOYMENT, BUT NO RESPONSE WAS OBSERVED. THE STENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT FULLY COVERED BY THE OUTER SHEATH. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER AXIOS STENT. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED DUE TO THIS EVENT AND THE PATIENT CONDITION FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE OKAY.