MAUDE Adverse Event Report: CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., INC. NEEDLE GUIDE; TRANSVAGINAL NEEDLE / BIOPSY BUIDE

Model Number H46721R

Device Problems Off-Label Use (1494); Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)

Patient Problem Vaginal Mucosa Damage (2124)

Event Date 04/22/2022

Event Type  Injury  

Event Description

Civco received a complaint from our distributor on (b)(6) 2022 that a reusable endocavity needle guide did not stay attached to the probe during usage and caused a laceration to the vaginal wall requiring a stich to close.

Manufacturer Narrative

Civco received a report of our needle guide detaching during a proceedure and causing a laceration to the vaginal wall of a patient.The distributor received the report from the user facility on (b)(6) 2022, however civco did not become aware of the reporting until 5/10/2022.The report stated that the guide became detached during a procedure causing the patient pain.The result was a laceration to the vaginal wall which required 1 stich to treat.Futher communications shared disclosed this happened during an ivf proceedure with the needle guide.The doctor shared that they have encountered the guide can disconnect from the probe when there are 40-50 folicles but works well if there are only 10-12.This could indicate more force is exerted on the probe and needel guide when positioning in this environment than what the probe was intended to encounter.The use of the guide for ivf proceedures is an off label use.Evaluations of the needle guides returned by the user facility identified the holding force of the needle guide to test probes in house have the same holding force as the population of guides did at the intial release of the product line.Further, there were no sharp edges found on the needle guides which would indicate any manufacturing defect.Civco's conclusion is that there was not a product failure associated with the design and the product did not malfunction in use.The four guides which were returned for evaluation are identified by serial numbers: (b)(4).These guides were manufactured in november 2021.The distributor of the device (gwhc) has also conducted an incident report associated with this guide in correlation to their evaluation of the use with their system probe.The associated manufacturer incident report for this is (b)(4).

• Brand Name: NEEDLE GUIDE
• Type of Device: TRANSVAGINAL NEEDLE / BIOPSY BUIDE
• Manufacturer (Section D): CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., INC.; 102 first street south; kalona IA 52247
• Manufacturer (Section G): CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., INC.; 102 first street south; kalona IA 52247
• Manufacturer Contact: james leong ; 2301 jones bvld.; coralville, IA 52241 ; 3192486502
• MDR Report Key: 14644326
• MDR Text Key: 294851061
• Report Number: 1937233-2022-00001
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: ITX
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00841436114219
• UDI-Public: 00841436114219
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K875240
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Health Professional,User Facility
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 06/07/2022

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 06/09/2022
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: H46721R
• Device Catalogue Number: H46721R
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 05/17/2022
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 05/10/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Female