CVAC ASPIRATION SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 3014683069-2025-00033
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 5, 2025
- Date of Event
- November 15, 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
- VA, 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). STENT PLACEMENT IS SOMETIMES REQUIRED TO FACILITATE HEALING. POST-PROCEDURAL STENT PLACEMENT IS ALSO COMMON PRACTICE, EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF A URETERAL INJURY. 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 PHYSICIAN NOTED THE PATIENT HAD A HIGHER AND NARROWER URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION (UPJ) THAN USUAL. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN NOTICED A TEAR AT THE UPJ WHEN HE PULLED THE DEVICE BACK TOWARDS WHERE THE URETERAL ACCESS SHEATH WAS PLACED. THE PATIENT WAS FITTED WITH A ROUTINE URETERAL STENT FOR 4 WEEKS AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION WAS REPORTED AS STABLE POST THE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991223 | CVAC ASPIRATION SYSTEM | ENDOSCOPIC ACCESS OVERTUBE, GASTROENTEROLOGY-UROLOGY | FED | CALYXO INC. | CVC127020-1 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Other |