FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

C-PORT XA DISTAL ANASTOMOSIS SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1355753 · Received April 2, 2009

Report

Report Number
3004114958-2009-00003
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 2, 2009
Date of Event
March 19, 2009
Report Date
March 20, 2009
Manufacturer
CARDICA, INC.
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K063644
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PHYSICIAN STATED THE ANASTOMOSIS LOOKED GOOD AT THE TIME OF THE PROCEDURE, BUT THE BLEEDING GOT WORSE ONCE THE PT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE PHYSICIAN BROUGHT THE PT BACK TO SURGERY THE NEXT DAY. THE TOE OF THE ANASTOMOSIS HAD A "STREAM" OF BLOOD FLOWING FROM THE ANASTOMOSIS. THE PHYSICIAN REPAIRED THE ANASTOMOSIS AND NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MFR FOR EVALUATION. THE PHYSICIAN STATED THAT USUALLY THERE IS SOME BLEEDING FROM THE TOE, BUT IT WILL DRY UP AND THAT HE ALWAYS CHECKS THE ANASTOMOSIS BEFORE HE CLOSES AND IT WAS DRY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PHYSICIAN PERFORMED SURGERY IN 2009, USING THE C-PORT XA DEVICE. SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THE PT WAS CLOSED UP. THE NEXT DAY THE PT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE OPERATING ROOM DUE TO BLEEDING FROM THE "TOE" OF A C-PORT ANASTOMOSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 C-PORT XA DISTAL ANASTOMOSIS SYSTEM CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP CARDICA, INC. NA 81110B

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention