MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION GRAFTS FLIXENE GRAFTS W/GDS; PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER

Model Number 25061

Device Problem Difficult to Remove (1528)

Patient Problem No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)

Event Date 06/24/2019

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

We are in the process of performing the investigation and will submit the follow-up report once the evaluation is completed.

Event Description

Received report that after vein anastomosis, when the surgeon tried to remove the vinyl before arterial anastomosis, it could not be removed well and the anastomosis part was removed.The surgery was successfully completed using another company's graft.No health damage to patients.

Event Description

N/a.

Manufacturer Narrative

The returned device was received and inspected.When opening the bag the device was found to be stuck to the bag in one area.Upon further inspection, the graft appeared to have had some sort of adhesive stuck to the surface of the graft and part of the shipping bag was stuck to the graft.It is difficult to determine if the liner that protects the graft during tunneling was stuck to it as well.There was blood staining under the plastic and adhesive indicating that the adhesive would have had contact after being tunneled.The area under the adhesive is hard and not soft like the surrounding graft material.This is not indicative of the flixene graft.The gds connector was no longer attached to the graft and one end had been sutured.It is important to note that when the gds connector is removed the clear outer sheath is no longer anchored as the gds connection holds the clear outer sheath firmly as it is crimped under the gds connector.There is nothing holding the clear sheath once the gds connector is removed.To determine if the foreign substance on the graft was indeed adhesive, the sample was sent to an independent laboratory for verification of the substance.The test results indicate that the foreign substance was cyanoacrylate adhesive, which is not used, in the manufacturing process of the graft device.Grafts are 100% inspected by manufacturing prior to being packaged.A thorough review of the device history records for this graft lot was conducted.The device lot in question met all quality and performance testing requirements.Based on the review of the device history records and product complaint details atrium medical corporation cannot conclude that the device as received was defective.

• Brand Name: GRAFTS FLIXENE GRAFTS W/GDS
• Type of Device: PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER
• Manufacturer (Section D): ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION; 40 continental blvd; merrimack NH 03054
• MDR Report Key: 8791284
• MDR Text Key: 151108414
• Report Number: 3011175548-2019-00764
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: DSY
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00650862250619
• UDI-Public: 00650862250619
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K071923
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,foreig
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 08/23/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 07/15/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 04/04/2021
• Device Model Number: 25061
• Device Catalogue Number: 25061
• Device Lot Number: 430317
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 08/20/2019
• Date Manufacturer Received: 08/20/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1