FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HEMASHEILD PLAT WOVEN DOUBLE VELOUR GRAFT

MDR report key: 1213504 · Received October 27, 2008

Report

Report Number
2242352-2008-00010
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 27, 2008
Date of Event
September 22, 2008
Report Date
September 28, 2008
Manufacturer
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC
Product Code
MAL
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BEING INVESTIGATED. NOTE: NOT ATTAINABLE AT THIS TIME. SHOULD SUCH INFO BECOME AVAILABLE, IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN A FOLLOW-UP REPORT. SECTION "F" COMPLETED BY MFR. CODE: THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THE BATCH WERE REVIEWED. CODE: ALL MANUFACTURING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING WAS CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR STANDARD PROCEDURES. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THIS BATCH SHOWS THAT THE PRODUCT MET ITS SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF RELEASE TO DISTRIBUTION- THERE ARE NO SIMILAR INCIDENTS AGAINST THIS BATCH. THERE IS NO INCREASE IN THE FREQUENCY OR SEVERITY AS INDICATED VIA AN ANTICIPATED OR KNOWN FAILURE MODE BASED UPON RISK DOCUMENTATION AND/OR HISTORICAL TRENDING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PHYSICIAN CLAIMS THAT DURING AN ASCENDING AORTA REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE IN 2008, THE GRAFT WAS BLEEDING/FLOATING. IT WAS REPORTED, AT THAT TIME, THAT THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT AND THAT THE PATIENT WAS NOT ENDANGERED AN A RESULT OF THE EVENT. ADDITIONAL INFOR RECEIVED 17OCT2008: DURING THE PROCEDURE, BLEEDING WAS OBSERVED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE GRAFT. THE BLEEDING WAS STOPPED BY WRAPPING WITH HEMOSTATIC AGENTS (TABOTAMP, FIBRIN GLUE), AND CAUSED A 90 MINUTE DELAY IN SURGERY. ALTHOUGH A QUANTATIVE AMOUNT OF BLOOD LOSS WAS NOT REPORTED, IT WAS REPORTED THAT CELL SAVER HAD TO BE USED. THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION IS REPORTED AS OK, AND APPEARS TO HAVE NOT BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HEMASHEILD PLAT WOVEN DOUBLE VELOUR GRAFT SEALED VASCULAR GRAFT MAL MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC 175128P 11699956

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI Required Intervention