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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Purulent Discharge (1812); Erythema (1840); Unspecified Infection (1930); Necrosis (1971); Swelling (2091)
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| Date of Event |
06/25/2017
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Patient's weight: (b)(6).The actual device has not returned to the manufacturing facility for evaluation.The investigation is currently ongoing.A follow up report will be submitted once the investigation is complete.A review of the device history record of the product code/lot# combination was conducted with no relevant findings.A search of the complaint file did find one other report with the involved product code/lot# combination.All available information has been placed on file in quality assurance at the manufacturing facility for appropriate tracking, trending and follow-up.(b)(4).
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Event or Problem Description
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This report is being submitted in response to user facility medwatch report (b)(4) was received from the fda on august 28, 2017.The event description states the following: "patient underwent a heart catheterization with angio-seal vip 6f to right groin over one month ago.The patient underwent heart catheterization from a right femoral approach an angio seal closure device less than 10 days ago.The patient presented with signs of right groin infection including multiple areas of erythema and small pustules.Act angiogram revealed phlegm on versus fluid collections.Upon entering the subcutaneous tissue, multiple pockets of purulent fluid were encountered.Multiple cultures of this fluid were sent.Tomramycin and vancomycin antibiotics beads were placed under the muscle flap directly onto the arterial wall and on top of the muscle flap.Infected necrotic tissue was sharply debrided from the subcutaneous tissues.The wound was then irrigated with bacitracin and polymyxin antibiotic irrigation.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted as follow up no.1.The investigation is currently ongoing.A follow up report will be submitted once the investigation is complete.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted as follow up no.1 to provide the completed investigation results.The actual device has not been returned for evaluation.No evaluation could be conducted due to the device not being returned.There is no evidence that this event was related to a device defect or malfunction.With no return of the actual device the exact cause of the reported event cannot be definitively determined.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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