VERSAPULSE POWERSUITE
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2026-28390
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 27, 2026
- Date of Event
- September 30, 2025
- Report Date
- May 27, 2026
- Manufacturer
- LUMENIS LTD
- Product Code
- GEX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K170121
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
PASSARELLI, F., BASADONNA, L. M., CIAMARRA, F., BONACINA, E., GRAPS, G., SORBA, E., PAROLIN, V., LUCIGNANI, G., RIPA, F., ZANETTI, S. P., LONGO, F., DE LORENZIS, E., ALBO, G., MONTANARI, E., & BOERI, L. (2026). ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY FOLLOWING MINI PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY FOR RENAL STONES: PREDICTORS AND FOLLOW-UP EVALUATION IN REAL-LIFE SETTING. INTERNATIONAL BRAZ J UROL : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF UROLOGY, 52(1), E20250453. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2025.0453
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC VIA AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE INTERNATIONAL BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY THAT A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY CONDUCTED BETWEEN JANUARY 2016 AND OCTOBER 2024 AT A SINGLE TERTIARY ACADEMIC CENTER EVALUATED THE PREVALENCE, PREDICTORS, AND PROGRESSION OF ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI) IN PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT MINI-PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (MPCNL) FOR RENAL STONES. A TOTAL OF 569 PATIENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, WITH A MEDIAN AGE OF 57 YEARS. ALL PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA BY EXPERIENCED ENDOUROLOGISTS USING EITHER A 16 F CLEARPETRA SET FOR VACUUM-ASSISTED MPCNL OR A MIP 16 F METALLIC SHEATH FOR VACUUM-CLEANER MPCNL, IN COMBINATION WITH A 12 F MIP NEPHROSCOPE AND A HOLMIUM LASER, VERSAPULSE POWERSUITE 100 W BY LUMENIS, WITH STONE FRAGMENTATION PERFORMED USING A 550 HOLMIUM:YAG LASER FIBER. REGARDING POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES, ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY OCCURRED IN 40 PATIENTS (7.0%). OVERALL POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS OCCURRED IN 138 PATIENTS (24.2%), INCLUDING CLAVIEN-DINDO GRADE I-II COMPLICATIONS IN 118 PATIENTS (20.7%) AND CLAVIEN-DINDO GRADE IIIA/IIIB COMPLICATIONS IN 20 PATIENTS (3.5%). AMONG THE 40 PATIENTS WHO DEVELOPED AKI, 9 PATIENTS (22.5%) HAD PERSISTENT AKI AT FOLLOW-UP. THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT AKI REMAINS A CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT COMPLICATION FOLLOWING MPCNL, WITH WORSE BASELINE RENAL FUNCTION, PROLONGED OPERATIVE TIME, HIGHER BODY MASS INDEX (BMI), AND POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED AS RELEVANT PREDICTORS OF AKI OR DELAYED RENAL RECOVERY. NO DEVICE MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 359929 | VERSAPULSE POWERSUITE | POWERED LASER SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | GEX | LUMENIS LTD | UNK-P-VPPS_SERIES |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 YR | Unknown | Other |