VASCU-GUARD
Report
- Report Number
- 1416980-2015-36985
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 23, 2015
- Report Date
- October 14, 2015
- Manufacturer
- SYNOVIS SURGICAL INNOVATIONS
- Product Code
- DKZ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K983602
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). INITIAL REPORTER FACILITY NAME: (B)(6). LITERATURE ARTICLE: MOON, R.C., TEIXEIRA, A.F., JAWAD, M.A. TREATMENT OF WEIGHT REGAIN FOLLOWING ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS: REVISION OF POUCH, CREATION OF NEW GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY AND PLACEMENT OF PROXIMAL PERICARDIAL PATCH RING. OBESITY SURGERY 24 (6) (PP 829-834), JAN. 2014 SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
(B)(4). THE EVENT OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN DECEMBER 2009 AND APRIL 2013. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED AND THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN; THEREFORE, A DEVICE ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT EXPERIENCED NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DYSPHAGIA COINCIDENT WITH A ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY IN WHICH VASCU-GUARD WAS USED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED THE NAUSEA AND VOMITING 40 DAYS POST-SURGERY AND WAS READMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. 9 MONTHS POST-SURGERY, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED DYSPHAGIA AND WAS AGAIN READMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD AN OPERATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE VASCU-GUARD PATCH AND REVISION OF GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY ANASTOMOSIS. PATIENT OUTCOME WAS NOT REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 629509 | VASCU-GUARD | PATCH, PLEDGET AND INTRACARDIAC, PETP, PTFE, POLYPROPYLENE | DKZ | SYNOVIS SURGICAL INNOVATIONS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 YR | Hospitalization| R |