inforMED
InjuryMAL

HEMASHIELD BIFURCATED GRAFT

Received Apr 7, 2021 · Event occurred Apr 5, 2021

Report MW5100640 · MDR key 11633735

Device

Generic name

Graft, Vascular, Synthetic/biologic Composite

Catalog number

M002020851480

Lot number

19B27

Product problems

  • Leak/Splash

Patient

50 YR

  • Insufficient Information
  • Insufficient Information

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT SCHEDULED FOR AORTA BIFEMORAL BYPASS. SYNTHETIC GRAFT WAS OPENED TO FIELD. ONCE GRAFT WAS SEWN TO AORTA, IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS A LEAK AT THE INFERIOR SEAM WHERE THE GRAFT SPLIT INTO THE BIFURCATION. MD REPAIRED GRAFT WITH PROLENE SUTURE. CASE CONTINUED AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. SIZE 40 X 14 X 8. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4).