As reported, the white sealant tube of a 6f/7f mynx control vascular closure device (vcd) appeared to catch on the valve of the 6f non cordis sheath and ¿split" once the tip was inserted, which exposed the sealant and it started to swell.A new unknown mynx was opened, and the vessel was closed without issue.There was no reported patient injury.The device was properly prepped and inspected prior to use.The user was trained to the device.Other procedural details were requested but are unknown, unavailable, not answered, or not applicable.The device and the concomitant sheath will be returned for evaluation.
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After further review of additional information received the following sections have been updated accordingly: g3, g6, h2, h3, h6, and h11 complaint conclusion: as reported, the white sealant tube of a 6f/7f mynx control vascular closure device (vcd) appeared to catch on the valve of the 6f non-cordis sheath and ¿split" once the tip was inserted, which exposed the sealant and it started to swell.A new unknown mynx was opened, and the vessel was closed without issue.There was no reported patient injury.The device was properly prepped and inspected prior to use.The user was trained to the device.Other procedural details were requested but are unknown, unavailable, not answered, or not applicable.The device and the concomitant sheath will be returned for evaluation.A non-sterile ¿mynx control vcd, 6f/7f¿ involved in the reported complaint was returned for investigation.Visual inspection of the received device showed that both button 1 and button 2 were not depressed.The syringe was not returned for evaluation, and the stopcock was observed in the open position.In addition, the balloon was found fully deflated.The sealant was found partially exposed from the sealant sleeves and exposed to blood.The sealant sleeves were observed to have been kinked/bent.Furthermore, an unknown procedural sheath was locked onto the device and blood was noted in the procedural sheath.The device was inspected for damages/anomalies that may have contributed to the reported failure, and no frayed/split/torn conditions were observed on the returned device.A dimensional test was not performed on the returned device due to the kinked/bent condition observed in the sealant outer sleeve assembly.Per functional analysis, a simulated deployment test was performed on the returned device per the mynx control instructions for use (ifu), step 2: deploy sealant.Button 1 was able to be depressed to deploy the sealant with no resistance felt.No issues were noted with respect to button 1 deployment during the device failure investigation.Button #2 was able to be fully depressed, and no issues were noted with respect to button 2.The returned device performed as intended per the mynx control ifu.Per microscopic analysis, visual inspection at high magnification revealed that the sealant was found partially exposed from the sealant sleeves and exposed to blood.The sealant sleeves were observed to have been kinked/bent.The reported event of ¿sealant sleeves (cartridge assembly)-frayed/split/torn¿ was not confirmed through analysis of the returned device since there was no frayed/split/torn condition noted; however, a kinked/bent condition of the sleeves was noted.However, the reported event of ¿mynx control system-deployment difficulty-premature¿ was confirmed due to the partially exposed sealant from the kinked sleeves.The exact cause of the observed conditions could not be conclusively determined during analysis.Based on the limited information available for review and product analysis, it is difficult to determine what factors may have contributed to the issue experienced.However, procedural/handling factors (such as using excessive force during insertion into the sheath and/or using an incorrect insertion angle) possibly contributed to the damaged condition of the sealant sleeves, and the subsequent premature exposure of the sealant.It should be noted that the mynx control device is manufactured with a slit at the end of the catheter cartridge tubing.The outer sleeve assembly is assembled with 2 side slit overlapping outer sleeves.The sealant is placed right under the outer sleeve assembly and is protected from exposing prematurely.The slits on the outer sleeve assembly are designed to decrease unsheathing force and increase deployment reliability.Refer to the diagram of the mynx control vcd within the ifu displaying the sealant sleeve with slit.If the outer sleeve is damaged/kinked during prepping phase and/or insertion into the sheath, it could cause the sealant to be exposed/swollen prematurely and/or obstruct the device path and prevent the device from being inserted into the procedural sheath.As warned in the ifu, which is not intended as a mitigation, ¿do not use if components or packaging appear to be damaged or defective or if any portion of the packaging has been previously opened.¿ additionally, the ifu states ¿step 1: position balloon, insert the mynx control vcd into the procedural sheath through the sheath valve.Advance the catheter until the sheath catch nears the hub of the sheath.Rotate the sheath catch as needed to hook onto the side port of the procedural sheath.¿ neither the product analysis, nor the information available for review suggest that the failures could be related to the design or manufacturing process of the unit.Therefore, no corrective/preventative actions will be taken at this time.
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