VENA SEAL CLOSURE SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 9612164-2019-00860
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 13, 2019
- Date of Event
- March 7, 2019
- Report Date
- April 1, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC IRELAND
- Product Code
- PJQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P140018
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NV, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
THE PATIENT HAS SINCE RETURNED FOR A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT 4 DAYS LATER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEIN WAS CLOSED UP TO THE SFJ AND THE PATIENT IS DOING WELL. PATIENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
THE PHYSICIAN USED VENASEAL TO TREAT A PATIENT¿S GREAT SAPHANEOUS VEIN (GSV). THE IFU WAS FOLLOWED AND A GUIDEWIRE WAS USED FOR THE PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SFJ FAILED TO CLOSE AT THE JUNCTION AFTER THE INITIAL TWO ALIQUOTS WERE ADMINISTERED AND THREE MINUTE HOLD WAS PERFORMED. THE VEIN MEASURED 1.6CM AND APPEARED TO BE PATENT AT THE JUNCTION. THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVED THAT THE ADHESIVE USED IN THE INITIAL TREATMENT BECAME BALLED UP AND STUCK TO THE CATHETER TIP CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCOMPLETE CLOSURE OF THE VEIN. A PIECE OF ADHESIVE APPEARED TO BE ATTACHED TO THE WALL OF THE VEIN DISTAL TO THE JUNCTION ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT MOVING THERE IS SOME CONCERN THAT IT MAY DISLODGE. SUBSEQUENT TREATMENTS IN EIGHT SEGMENTS CLOSED THE REMAINDER OF THE VEIN. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AND NO ADDITIONAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210827 | VENA SEAL CLOSURE SYSTEM | AGENT, OCCLUDING, VASCULAR, PERMANENT | PJQ | MEDTRONIC IRELAND |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |