MAUDE Adverse Event Report: LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC. XENOSURE BIOLOGICAL PATCH; MESH, SURGICAL

Catalog Number E0.8P8

Device Problem Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)

Patient Problems Abscess (1690); Purulent Discharge (1812); Erythema (1840); Pain (1994); Swelling (2091); Dizziness (2194); Discomfort (2330); Neck Pain (2433)

Event Date 10/04/2017

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

We have not received the patch for evaluation since the patch remains implanted in the patient.Hence, we could not conclusively determine the root cause of the defect.We were notified about this incident through fda ( report no.Mw5073661 ) on 12/19/2017 along with other three incidents ( report no.Mw5073648, mw507649 and mw5073662 ) that occured at this same hospital.After following-up with the hospital, we learned that the culture report was negative for (b)(6).The (b)(6) screening was not done during preop or after the initial surgery on (b)(6) 2017.Our studies have shown that the hardest to sterilize/remove bacteria for our process are the bacillus and clostridium strain for which we have conducted extensive validation work to prove effectiveness of the sterilization process.Our review of the sterilization information for this lot found no abnormalities that would suggest a failure of the process.These facts indicate that these strains could not survive through our sterilization process or storage in the storage solution and indicates that the source of infection is some other cause.Patient is known to be diabetic, former smoker and obese.Patients in these category are considered to be at risk for a surgical site infection.Facility conducted an extensive analysis of this series.They concluded that the infections were not related to the patch.However, the exact root cause was not determined.The review of lots history records did not reveal any discrepancies related to the complaint events either during the manufacturing or packaging processes for this lot and had passed all required tests.We have also not received any other complaints from other customers for devices from this lot.Please note that we have also submitted manufacturer report numbers: 1220948-2018-00002, 1220948-2018-00003 and 1220948-2018-00005 for the report no.Mw5073648, mw5073649 and mw5073662, respectively for the other three cases of the infection that occured at the same hospital.Infections can occur in any wound recognizing however that this is a very infrequent occurence for carotid artery surgery.The rate of occurrence for these kinds of incidents has remained very low (0.001%) with the xenosure patches.The fact that the organisms differ in each of the specimens in each cases also indicates that the infection was from an external source or carrier.While the root cause(s) of this incident remains inconclusive, we do believe that it is highly unlikely that the xenosure patch contributed to the incident.

Event Description

Patient underwent a right carotid endarterectomy with patch angioplasty on (b)(6) 2017.Patient returned to the hospital on (b)(6) 2017 with purulent drainage, dizziness and pain at the site of incision.Patient was then readmitted to the hospital on (b)(6) 2017 for wound irrigation and drainage of a superficial abscess of the right neck wound.Two days post-operation, patient still complained of a neck pain, discomfort, swelling, redness, dizziness and pain at the site.

• Brand Name: XENOSURE BIOLOGICAL PATCH
• Type of Device: MESH, SURGICAL
• Manufacturer (Section D): LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.; 63 second ave; burlington MA 01803
• Manufacturer (Section G): LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.; 63 second ave; burlington MA 01803
• Manufacturer Contact: pragya thikey ; 63 second ave; burlington, MA 01803 ; 7812212266
• MDR Report Key: 7204770
• MDR Text Key: 97732438
• Report Number: 1220948-2018-00004
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: FTM
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00840663106295
• UDI-Public: 00840663106295
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K040835
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 01/18/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 01/18/2018
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Physician
• Device Expiration Date: 11/28/2022
• Device Catalogue Number: E0.8P8
• Device Lot Number: XBU2288
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 12/19/2017
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 12/19/2016
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 73 YR
• Patient Weight: 101