CVAC ASPIRATION SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 3014683069-2025-00032
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 5, 2025
- Date of Event
- November 4, 2024
- Report Date
- December 5, 2025
- Manufacturer
- CALYXO INC.
- Product Code
- FED
- PMA / PMN Number
- K233472
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
PRODUCT ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE UNDERTAKEN AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. LOT HISTORY REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE LOT NUMBER OF THE DEVICE IS UNKNOWN. HENCE A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED ISSUE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. URETERAL TEARS ARE A KNOWN COMPLICATION IN URETEROSCOPIC STONE REMOVAL PROCEDURES AND IS ALSO LISTED AS A POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENT IN THE DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU). THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE CVAC MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE TEAR. PER COMMUNICATION WITH FDA ON 11-NOV-2025, CALYXO IS REPORTING THIS EVENT OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. THIS IS BEING SUBMITTED MORE THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE AWARE DATE AS A RESULT OF THE REASSESSMENT PER COMMUNICATION WITH FDA.
ON (B)(6) 2024, A PATIENT UNDERWENT A SUCCESSFUL STEERABLE URETEROSCOPIC RENAL EVACUATION (SURE) PROCEDURE. THE TREATING PHYSICIAN DID NOT USE A URETERAL ACCESS SHEATH DURING THE PROCEDURE. DURING THE PROCEDURE, A SMALL TEAR WAS NOTED AT AN UNSPECIFIED LOCATION IN ONE OF THE PATIENT'S URETERS. AT THE TIME WHEN THE TEAR WAS NOTED, IT WAS REPORTED THAT VISIBILITY HAD BECOME CHALLENGING AS THE SALINE MAY HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO BEING EMPTY. THE PATIENT WAS NOT STENTED AND DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION FOR THE REPORTED TEAR. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE DOING WELL POST PROCEDURE. CALYXO IS REPORTING THE EVENT OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION BASED ON A REASSESSMENT OF THIS EVENT PER COMMUNICATION WITH FDA.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990246 | CVAC ASPIRATION SYSTEM | ENDOSCOPIC ACCESS OVERTUBE, GASTROENTEROLOGY-UROLOGY | FED | CALYXO INC. | CVC127020-1 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |