CVAC ASPIRATION SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 3014683069-2025-00002
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 7, 2025
- Date of Event
- December 1, 2024
- Report Date
- May 22, 2025
- Manufacturer
- CALYXO, INC.
- Product Code
- FED
- PMA / PMN Number
- K233472
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE HOSPITAL SUBMITTED A MEDSUN REPORT# (B)(4). CALYXO HAS IDENTIFIED TWO OF THE PATIENTS LISTED IN THIS REPORT AS MFR# 3014683069-2024-00001 (PATIENT 1) AND MFR# 3014683069-2025-00001 (PATIENT 2). THIS CURRENT REPORT IS FOR PATIENT 3 LISTED IN THE MEDSUN REPORT. B3 EVENT DATE: THE SPECIFIC DATE OF EVENT IS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS.
CALYXO INC. MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW UP ATTEMPTS WITH THE REPORTING HOSPITAL AND TREATING PHYSICIAN TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT; NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED BY THE HOSPITAL STAFF OR THE TREATING PHYSICIAN. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION. THE SPECIFIC LOT NUMBER OF THE DEVICE USED DURING THIS PROCEDURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO CALYXO; HOWEVER, A LOT HISTORY REVIEW (LHR) OF ALL DEVICES SHIPPED TO THE ACCOUNT WAS PERFORMED WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO NON-CONFORMANCES DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS THAT COULD BE RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE REVIEW INDICATED THAT THESE POTENTIAL LOT NUMBERS MET ALL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS WHEN RELEASED FOR DISTRIBUTION. RENAL BLEEDING IS A KNOWN RISK OF URETEROSCOPY PROCEDURES, INCLUDING THE SURE PROCEDURE. BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED IN APPROXIMATELY 0.6% TO 1.5% OF URETEROSCOPY PROCEDURES AND THE ASPIRE PIVOTAL TRIAL, WHICH COMPARED SURE TO STANDARD URETEROSCOPY, DEMONSTRATED SIMILAR SAFETY PROFILES. AS SUCH, THERE IS NO CLINICAL EVIDENCE THAT SHOWS THE SURE PROCEDURE WITH THE CVAC SYSTEM LEADS TO AN INCREASED RISK OF RENAL BLEEDING WHEN COMPARED TO URETEROSCOPY PROCEDURES.
ON 04-DEC-2024 CALYXO WAS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF MEDSUN REPORT # (B)(4). THIS REPORT WAS FOR A DIFFERENT PATIENT EVENT (MDR# 3014683069-2024-00001). IN THIS REPORT, THE HOSPITAL HAD ALSO LISTED INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS CURRENT REFERENCED PATIENT AS "WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE EPISODES OF RENAL BLEEDING ASSOCIATED WITH CYSTOSCOPY USING THIS 2ND GENERATION DEVICE. WE SUSPECT THAT THE BLEEDING EPISODES WERE THE RESULT OF AN INCREASE IN IN RENAL PRESSURE, LIKELY DUE TO HOW THE SCOPE ALLOWS FOR DRAINAGE AND ENABLES SUCTION. WE SUSPECT THAT THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT DRAINAGE AND/OR APPROPRIATE SUCTION LEADS TO INCREASED INTRA-RENAL PRESSURE, RESULTING IN POTENTIAL TRAUMA/BLEEDING FOR PATIENTS." CALYXO HAS REACHED OUT TO THE REPORTING HOSPITAL TO OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS PATIENT EVENT; HOWEVER, TO DATE WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110515 | CVAC ASPIRATION SYSTEM | CVAC ASPIRATION SYSTEM | FED | CALYXO, INC. | CVC127020-1 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Other | 12/14 FRENCH URETERAL ACCESS SHEATH. |