FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1002320 · Received February 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-00092
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 22, 2008
Date of Event
January 17, 2008
Report Date
January 28, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVAL. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: STUCK DEVICE. TIME OF MALFUNCTION: DURING VESSEL CLOSURE. SYMPTOMS/AE: NONE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN USED THE STARCLOSE DEVICE TO ATTEMPT ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED WHILE REMOVING THE DEVICE. AN INCISION WAS MADE TO GET THE DEVICE AND THE CLIP REMOVED FROM THE PT'S ANATOMY. THE INCISION WAS CLOSED AND HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED BY SUTURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PT SEQUELAE. NO ADDITIONAL INFO WAS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM MGB ABBOTT VASCULAR NA 56116-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Required Intervention