MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL TRUFILL; TISSUE ADHESIVE FOR USE IN EMBOLIZATION OF BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS

Catalog Number	631500
Medical Device Problem Code	Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Convulsion/Seizure (4406)
Date of Event	08/10/2023
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Manufacturer¿s ref.No: (b)(4).Information regarding patient date of birth, gender, and weight was not provided.Section e.1: the name, phone and email address of the initial reporter are not available / reported.Based on complaint information, the device remains implanted / injected.A review of manufacturing documentation associated with this lot (j m39z36) presented no issues during the manufacturing or inspection processes related to the reported complaint.There were no nonconformances related to device manufacture or inspection.A seizure is a known potential complication associated with the use of the trufill n-bca liquid embolic agent and is mentioned in the instructions for use (ifu) as such.There was no alleged quality issues related to the device, as the device performed as intended.The principal investigator assessed this event as unrelated to the study device; however, the clinical event committee (cec) adjudication deemed the event ¿possibly related¿ to the study device, the mma embolization procedure and to the surgical procedure used to treat the sdh.Based on this assessment, the correlating relationship between the event to the used trufill n-bca study device cannot be ruled out entirely.Additionally, the event was deemed a serious adverse event, which required in-patient hospitalization, invasive diagnostic evaluations and medicinal treatment.Based on the assessment of the clinical event committee (cec), this event meets us fda reporting criteria under 21 cfr 803 with a classification of ¿serious injury,¿ with an awareness date of 10-sep-2024.The file will be re-reviewed if additional information is received at a later date.As part of the post market surveillance program, information from this complaint is trended for statistical signals and corrective / preventive action may be triggered at a later time.Since there was no evidence to suggest the event was related to a manufacturing or design issue, no corrective actions will be taken at this time.This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by cerenovus, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, cerenovus, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.Missing information from this report is identified as blank; this information was not provided in the reported event or available at the time of report submission.The manufacturer will submit a supplemental report if new facts arise which materially alter information submitted in a previous mdr report.Additional information will be submitted within 30 days of receipt.
Event or Problem Description
The event was reported via the membrane study, a 77-year-old male patient with a medical history of cardiac arrhythmia, headaches, controlled hypertension, underwent evacuation of a chronic subdural hematoma (sdh) via two burr holes placement for a left frontal subdural hematoma with parietal involvement on (b)(6) 2023.The patient was randomized into the surgical and mma embolization cohort of the study.The patient¿s baseline markwalder grading scale (mgs) score was 0 and the modified rankin scale (mrs) score was 1.The sdh thickness was 10.5mm.On (b)(6) 2023, the patient underwent middle meningeal artery (mma) embolization via right femoral access.The trufill® n-bca liquid embolic system-1 gram kit (631500 / m39z36) (3:1 oil: n-bca ratio) was delivered without reaching midline via an echelon 10 (medtronic).The anterior branch of the mma was embolized.Non-target vessel embolization did not occur.In the opinion of the treating physician, the embolization was successful.The patient was discharged on (b)(6) 2023.The mini-mental state exam (mmse), markwalder grading scale (mgs), and modified rankin scale (mrs) assessments were not performed.On (b)(6) 2023, the patient experienced the event of ¿seizure like activities,¿ which was made known to the site and sponsor on 04-dec-2023.The principal investigator (pi) assessed this event as a serious adverse event, moderate in severity, and as not related to the study device, not related to the mma embolization procedure, not related to the medication used to treat the subdural hematoma (sdh) and not related to the surgical procedure used to treat the sdh.The event was considered a life-threatening illness or injury which required hospitalization; the patient was admitted on (b)(6) 2023 and was discharged on (b)(6) 2023.The event required the diagnostic exams of an ¿eeg, cta head and neck, ct head, brain mri, echocardiogram, and tte.¿ the patient was medicinally treated, and the outcome is recorded as ¿recovered/resolved with sequelae,¿ with an end date of (b)(6) 2023.On 10-sep-2024, a clinical event committee (cec) adjudication for the adverse event of ¿seizure like activities¿ was received.The relationship of event to the study device, mma embolization procedure and surgical procedure used to treat the sdh were all assessed as ¿possibly related.¿ the relationship of event to the sdh medication, remains as ¿not related.¿ it was further commented, ¿cec determined the relationship to be possible temporal relationship to the procedures.¿.

• Brand Name: TRUFILL
• Common Device Name: TISSUE ADHESIVE FOR USE IN EMBOLIZATION OF BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL; chemin-blanc 38; le locle neuchatel CH-24 00; SZ CH-2400
• Manufacturer (Section G): CERENOVUS, INC.; 325 paramount dr; raynham MA 02767
• Manufacturer Contact: henry boden ; 31 technology dr; irvine, CA 92618 ; 949788-2078
• MDR Report Key: 21913314
• Report Number: 3008114965-2025-00347
• Device Sequence Number: 9390838
• Product Code: KGG
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10886704029151
• UDI-Public: (01)10886704029151(17)241231(10)M39Z36
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: TN
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: P990040
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2023
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Study,Health Professional
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 04/25/2025

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
• Device Catalogue Number: 631500
• Device Lot Number: M39Z36
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/10/2024
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/25/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 06/13/2023
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Concomitant Medical Products and Therapy/Usage Dates: ECHELON¿ 10 MICROCATHETER (MEDTRONIC)
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Hospitalization; Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 77 YR
• Patient Sex: Male
• Patient Ethnicity: Non Hispanic
• Patient Race: White