MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC IRELAND VENA SEAL CLOSURE SYSTEM; AGENT, OCCLUDING, VASCULAR, PERMANENT

Model Number VS-402

Device Problem Biocompatibility (2886)

Patient Problems Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction (1907); Inflammation (1932); Local Reaction (2035)

Event Date 05/07/2021

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

Patient received venaseal treatment to treat a lesion in the right leg great saphenous vein (gsv).No issues noted during the procedure.Post procedure the patient presented with a hypersensitivity reaction.The patient had symptoms of redness, itchiness, and inflammation.The patient was prescribed a solu-medrol dose pack for 1 week tapered down.The patient is reported to be doing good now.No further injury reported.

Manufacturer Narrative

Image review: one photographic image was returned for review.The returned image contained a portion of the patient's leg, including the skin underneath the patient's knee.Redness and inflammation of the skin was noted in the photograph.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: VENA SEAL CLOSURE SYSTEM
• Type of Device: AGENT, OCCLUDING, VASCULAR, PERMANENT
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC IRELAND; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI
• MDR Report Key: 12023740
• MDR Text Key: 261087789
• Report Number: 9612164-2021-02380
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: PJQ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169986268
• UDI-Public: 00643169986268
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: P140018
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 07/12/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 06/18/2021
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 01/31/2022
• Device Model Number: VS-402
• Device Catalogue Number: VS-402
• Device Lot Number: 58432
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 07/08/2021
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention