ONYX
Report
- Report Number
- 2029214-2025-01809
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 12, 2025
- Date of Event
- July 11, 2024
- Report Date
- August 12, 2025
- Manufacturer
- MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. DBA EV3
- Product Code
- MFE
- PMA / PMN Number
- P030004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
A2. REPORTED PATIENT AGE (73 YEARS) IS THE MEDIAN AGE FROM ALL PATIENTS IN THE STUDY GROUP. A3. REPORTED PATIENT SEX (MALE) REPRESENTS THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS INCLUDED IN THE STUDY (72.9%). B3. REPORTED EVENT DATE (11JUL2024) IS THE EARLIEST PUBLICATION DATE. E1. 14 FACILITIES WERE INCLUDED IN THE INFORMATION REVIEW FOR THE ARTICLE. THE LOCATION INFORMATION PERTAINS TO THE PRIMARY COMMUNICATING AUTHOR. MEDTRONIC SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REGULATIONS 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. MEDTRONIC WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWN.
SALEM, M. M., SIOUTAS, G. S., GAJJAR, A., KHALIFE, J., KUYBU, O., CARROLL, K. T., HOANG, A. N., BAIG, A. A., SALIH, M., BAKER, C., CORTEZ, G. M., ABECASSIS, Z., RUIZ RODRIGUEZ, J. F., DAVIES, J. M., CAWLEY, C. M., RIINA, H., SPIOTTA, A. M., KHALESSI, A., HOWARD, B. M., ¿ BURKHARDT, J. K. (2025). FEMORAL VERSUS RADIAL ACCESS FOR MIDDLE MENINGEAL ARTERY EMBOLIZATION FOR CHRONIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMAS: MULTICENTER PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHED STUDY. JOURNAL OF NEUROINTERVENTIONAL SURGERY, 17(8), 890¿897. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1136/JNIS-2024-021880 REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ARTICLE FOUND A MULTICENTER REGISTRY REVIEW OF 872 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT A TOTAL OF 1070 MIDDLE MENINGEAL ARTERY EMBOLIZATION (MMAE) PROCEDURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMA (CSDH). THE STUDY COMPARED TRANSRADIAL ACCESS (TRA) WITH THE HISTORICALLY MORE TRADITIONAL TRANSFEMORAL ACCESS (TFA). MULTIPLE MANUFACTURER'S DEVICES WERE USED IN THE TREATMENT PROCEDURES AND IT WAS NOT SPECIFIED WHICH DEVICE WAS USED IN EACH CASE; IT WAS ONLY SPECIFIED THAT ONYX WAS MORE TYPICALLY USED IN TRA PROCEDURE AND PARTICLES WERE MORE TYPICALLY USED IN TFA PROCEDURES. ONYX WAS THE MOST TYPICAL EMBOLIZATION DEVICE, USED IN 433/1070 CASES, ACROSS BOTH TFA AND TRA PROCEDURES. IT WAS NOTED THAT TECHNICAL SUCCESS WAS ACHIEVED IN 97.8% OF CASES (1041/1070). NO DEVICE MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED. NO PATIENT DEATHS WERE REPORTED. A TOTAL OF 216 PATIENTS HAD MODIFIED RANKIN SCALE SCORE >2 AT THE LAST FOLLOW UP BUT THIS WAS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEVICE OR THERAPY. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 39 UNSPECIFIED "COMPLICATIONS" WHICH COULD NOT BE RULED OUT AS POSSIBLY THERAPY RELATED AS IT WAS NOT SPECIFIED IN THE ARTICLE. 3 OF THESE WERE ACCESS SITE HEMATOMAS IN THE TFA GROUP, NONE OF WHICH REQUIRED ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION. 97 CASES REQUIRED ADDITIONAL RESCUE SURGERY WHICH WAS DEFINED AS "CLINICAL FAILURE" DESPITE THE TECHNICAL SUCCESS RATE OF 97.8%. IT WAS NOT CLARIFIED IF ANY OF THESE CASES WERE EXPECTED TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL EVACUATION SURGERY PRIOR TO EMBOLIZATION OR IF IT WAS DUE TO SOME FAILURE OF EMBOLIZATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1351023 | ONYX | AGENT, INJECTABLE, EMBOLIC | MFE | MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. DBA EV3 | UNK-NV-ONYX | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 YR | Male | Required Intervention |