ARTEGRAFT
Report
- Report Number
- 2247686-2018-00005
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 21, 2018
- Date of Event
- February 16, 2017
- Report Date
- October 11, 2018
- Manufacturer
- ARTEGRAFT, INC.
- Product Code
- LXA
- PMA / PMN Number
- N16837
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
COMPLAINT (B)(4). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED. THE ARTEGRAFT WAS IMPLANTED AT (B)(6) MEDICAL CENTER BY DR. (B)(6) ON (B)(6) 2016 AND THE PATIENT'S LEG IS VIABLE. CORRECTED: DATE OF EVENT: (4 MONTHS AFTER IMPLANT) ~ (B)(6) 2017. DATE OF IMPLANT IS (B)(6) 2016.
COMPLAINT (B)(4) ISSUE 1 OF 2. AS THE ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BASED ON A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF DATA FROM APRIL 2014 TO OCT 2016, A REVIEW OF DATA WAS CONDUCTED. ARTEGRAFT, INC. WAS NOT ABLE TO MATCH THE ISSUES FROM THE JOURNAL ARTICLE TO ANY PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FROM 2014 TO PRESENT. NO DEVICE EVALUATION WAS ABLE TO BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE DEVICES WERE NOT RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBERS WERE PROVIDED. NO CONFIRMED COMPLAINT TREND WAS IDENTIFIED RELATED TO THE ISSUE. ALL PRODUCT QUALITY AND CLINICAL ISSUES WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED WITHIN ARTEGRAFT, INC. QUALITY SYSTEMS, QUALITY ASSURANCE TRENDING. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. THE ARTICLE LINK IS DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.JVS.2018.03.343.
UPON LITERATURE REVIEW OF A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE FROM JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY VOL 67, NUMBER 6, JUNE 2018 ABSTRACT TITLED "BOVINE CAROTID GRAFT AS A CONDUIT IN ARTERIAL TRAUMA", 2 ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED; REFER TO MDR 2247686-2018-00006 FOR ISSUE 2 OF 2. THIS CASE WILL CAPTURE THIS ISSUE RELATED TO GRAFT OCCLUDED. THE ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BASED ON A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF RECORDS FROM APRIL 2014 TO OCT 2016 FOR PATIENTS WITH TRAUMATIC ARTERIAL INJURIES WHO UNDERWENT VASCULAR BYPASS OR INTERPOSITION WITH BOVINE CAROTID ARTERY (ARTEGRAFT). ONE GRAFT (LEFT SFA TO TP TRUNK BYPASS) OCCLUDED AT 4 MONTHS IN A PATIENT WITH A POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATION WITH A VIABLE LIMB AFTER FAILED ATTEMPTS AT GRAFT SALVAGE; PRIMARY ASSISTED AND SECONDARY PATENCY AT 4 MONTHS. THERE WERE NO CASES OF GRAFT OR WOUND INFECTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 642558 | ARTEGRAFT | COLLAGEN VASCULAR GRAFT | LXA | ARTEGRAFT, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 YR | Required Intervention |