MYNX ACE 6F/7F VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE
Report
- Report Number
- 3004939290-2014-00080
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 2, 2014
- Date of Event
- June 7, 2014
- Report Date
- June 10, 2014
- Manufacturer
- ACCESSCLOSURE, INC.
- Product Code
- MGB
- PMA / PMN Number
- P040044
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WV, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED; THEREFORE, A PHYSICAL INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED.BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.THE REVIEW OF THE LHR (LOT F1410701) INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE LOT MET ALL ESTABLISHED PERFORMANCE CRITERIA PRIOR TO SHIPMENT.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A DIAGNOSTIC CORONARY CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2014. ACCESS WAS OBTAINED AT THE RIGHT FEMORAL ARTERY VIA A 6F TERUMO SHEATH. A PRE-PROCEDURE FEMORAL ANGIOGRAM SHOWED THE VESSEL SIZE TO BE 6.5 MM. FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN WHO IS TRAINING TO THE ACI DEVICE, SELECTED A MYNX ACE 6F/7F VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE TO CLOSE THE ACCESS SITE. ON (B)(6) 2014, THE DEPLOYING PHYSICIAN CONTACTED THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE AND STATED THAT ON (B)(6) 2014 THE PATIENT HAD PRESENTED TO THE ER OF ANOTHER HOSPITAL WITH AN OOZE AND A HEMATOMA. AN ULTRASOUND WAS PERFORMED AND A 2 CM HEMATOMA WAS FOUND. THE RADIOLOGIST READ THE ULTRASOUND AS A FEMORAL VEIN THROMBOSIS. THE RADIOLOGIST MISTAKENLY VIEWED THE MYNX SEALANT, SUPERIMPOSED OVER THE FEMORAL VEIN AS VENOUS THROMBOSIS. THE PATIENT WAS STARTED ON LOVENOX WHICH MADE THE HEMATOMA A "LITTLE" WORSE. THE DEPLOYING PHYSICIAN WAS NOTIFIED AFTERWARDS AND ORDERED THE STAFF TO STOP THE LOVENOX AND ORDERED A CT ANGIOGRAPHY, AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO VENOUS THROMBOSIS. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2014. AS OF (B)(6) 2014, THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE DOING FINE. THE PATIENT'S HOSPITALIZATION WAS DUE TO THE HEMATOMA. NOTE: THE DEPLOYING PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT THE DAY OF THE CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT WAS EXTREMELY NONCOMPLIANT AND CHECKED OUT OF THE CATH LAB BEFORE THE DISCHARGE TIME. THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVES THE EVENT WAS SIMPLY A HEMATOMA THAT WAS INCREASED BY LOVENOX USE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385639 | MYNX ACE 6F/7F VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE | MGB | MGB | ACCESSCLOSURE, INC. | MX6740 | F1410701 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 YR | Hospitalization| O | LOVENOX |