FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CLOSURE CATHETER

MDR report key: 372533 · Received January 16, 2002

Report

Report Number
2953189-2002-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 16, 2002
Date of Event
December 4, 2001
Report Date
December 18, 2001
Manufacturer
VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Product Code
DQO
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING ROUTINE ONE WEEK FOLLOW-UP EXAM, PATIENT PRESENTED WITH SIGNIFICANT SWELLING IN TREATED LEG. ULTRASOUND SCAN REVEALED AN OCCLUSIVE DVT EXTENDING FROM COMMON FEMORAL VEIN TO INFERIOR VENA CAVA. PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR AN UNSPECIFIED LENGTH OF TIME, AND RECEIVED TPA THROMBOLYSIS. PATIENT ALSO RECEIVED ILIAC VEIN STENT PLACEMENT FOR PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED ILIAC VEIN OBSTRUCTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CLOSURE CATHETER INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER DQO VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Hospitalization| R