As reported, the sealant of a 6f-7f mynxgrip vascular closure device (vcd) seemed to be stuck inside of the device.There was no reported patient injury.Multiple attempts to obtain additional information were made without success.The product was not returned for analysis.A product history record (phr) review of lot f1827602 revealed no anomalies or non-conformances during the manufacturing and inspection processes that can be associated with the reported event.The reported ¿sealant stuck to device components¿ could not be confirmed as the device was not returned for analysis.The exact cause of the issue reported could not be determined.Based on the limited information available for review, it is not possible to determine what factors may have contributed to the issue reported.However, handling factors are possible.According to the mynxgrip instructions for use (ifu), which is not intended as a mitigation, step 3: remove device, it instructs users to ensure complete balloon deflation, then slowly withdraw the balloon catheter through the advancer tube lumen.Failure to hold the advancer tube in place and/or a proper position of the tamping tube was not maintained during catheter removal, part of the sealant could be dislodged, resulting in the reported incident.Neither the phr, nor the information available for review suggests a design or manufacturing related cause for the reported event.Therefore, no corrective/preventive action will be taken at this time.
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