MYNX VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE
Report
- Report Number
- 3004939290-2010-00124
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 22, 2010
- Date of Event
- October 11, 2010
- Report Date
- October 26, 2010
- Manufacturer
- ACCESSCLOSURE, INC.
- Product Code
- MGB
- PMA / PMN Number
- P040044
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED; THEREFORE, A PHYSICAL INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. BASED ON THE LIMITED PATIENT AND PROCEDURAL INFORMATION PROVIDED, IT IS INCONCLUSIVE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA. THERE WAS NO INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING ANY RELEVANT PATIENT CO-MORBIDITIES OR EXISTING MEDICATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED REGARDING THE PROCEDURAL DETAILS OR FEMORAL ANGIOGRAM TO ASSESS SUITABILITY OF CLOSURE. A REVIEW OF THE LHR WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. HOWEVER, PRODUCT RELEASE AT ACI IS CONTINGENT UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF LOT RELEASE TESTING AND A DOCUMENTATION REVIEW BY THE QUALITY DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE ACI SALES PROFESSIONAL THAT FOLLOWING A CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURE (TYPE UNKNOWN), MYNX WAS USED FOR FEMORAL ARTERY CLOSURE. AN ANGIOGRAM WAS TAKEN OF THE ILIACS PRIOR TO THE MYNX PROCEDURE, HOWEVER, THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AND SHEATH INSERTION SITE WERE NOT VISUALIZED TO ASSESS SUITABILITY OF CLOSURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS PREPPED AND DEPLOYED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE BY A TRAINED USER. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ISSUES WITH THE MYNX DEPLOYMENT OR ACUTE HEMOSTASIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE IN HOLDING, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA (RPH). ANY SYMPTOMS (SUCH AS HYPOTENSION OR ABDOMINAL/FLANK PAIN) WERE NOT REPORTED AND THEREFORE IT IS ALSO UNKNOWN HOW THE RPH WAS DISCOVERED. THE RPH WAS CONFIRMED VIA A CT SCAN AND THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A TRANSFUSION (NUMBER OF UNITS UNKNOWN). THE PATIENT IS REPORTEDLY DOING FINE, WITH NO REPORTS OF FURTHER CLINICAL SEQUELA.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MYNX VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE | MGB | MGB | ACCESSCLOSURE, INC. | MX6700 | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |