inforMED
InjuryMSB

CELSIOR

Received Aug 8, 2005 · Event occurred May 17, 2004

Report 2950168-2005-00002 · MDR key 625465

Device

Generic name

Organ Preservation Solution

Model number

NA

Catalog number

NA

Lot number

CE074-01, CE081-01

Product problems

  • Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)

Patient

51 YR

  • Thrombosis

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

A REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN JULY 2005 FROM AN INVESTIGATOR CONCERNING A PATIENT WHO HAD BEEN ENROLLED IN AN INVESTIGATOR INITIATED STUDY FOR HEPATIC GRAFT PRESERVATION. THE PATIENT HAS A MEDICAL HISTORY SIGNIFICANT FOR LIVER CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOL USE. IN 2004, TWO DAYS AFTER THE LIVER TRANSPLANTATION, THE PATIENT SUFFERED FROM THROMBOSIS IN THE LEFT PORTAL BRANCH OF THE LIVER. CONCOMITANT MEDICATIONS CONSISTED OF TARCROLIMUS, MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, AND CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY. IN THE OPINION OF THE INVESTIGATOR, THE EVENT IS RELATED TO THE SURGICAL INTERVENTION RATHER THEN THE USE CELSIOR. IN THE OPINION OF THE SPONSOR OF THE STUDY, THE EVENT IS UNEXPECTED AND POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE USE OF CELSIOR.