FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NBCA LIQUID EMBOLIC KIT

MDR report key: 634562 · Received September 12, 2005

Report

Report Number
1058196-2005-00339
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 12, 2005
Date of Event
August 17, 2005
Report Date
September 12, 2005
Manufacturer
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC.
Product Code
MFE
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING AN EMBOLIZATION OF A HIGH FLOW SPINAL ARTERIAL VENOUS MALFUNCTION (AVM). THE NBCA WAS MIXED WITH ETHIODIZED OIL 30% GLUE WITH 70% ETHIODIZED OIL. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER MIXING THE SOLUTION THE PHYSICIAN TESTED THE MIXTURE WITH HIS FINGER, AND IT DID NOT FEEL STICKY. THE PROCEDURE CONTINUED. RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES SHOW A GREATER THAN 3CM POUCH OF GLUE IN THE VENOUS SYSTEM. AFTER THE EMBOLIZATION THERE WAS NO OTHER SURGERY PERFORMED. THE PATIENT STILL HAS LOWER EXTREMITY PARALYSIS WHICH WAS NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NBCA LIQUID EMBOLIC KIT CNV NBCA MFE CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 40 YR