FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1022554 · Received March 31, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-00220
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 31, 2008
Date of Event
March 5, 2008
Report Date
March 6, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR REDWOOD CITY
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT IDENTIFIED; THEREFORE, A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: NONE. SYMPTOMS/AE: THROMBOSIS. TIME OF SYMPTOMS/AE: DURING VESSEL CLOSURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN TRAINED IN THE USE OF A STARCLOSE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, THE PHYSICIAN DEPLOYED THE CLIP INSIDE THE ARTERY CAUSING THE FEMORAL ARTERY TO THROMBUS. THE CLIP WAS REMOVED VIA SURGERY AND THE ARTERY WAS SUTURED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT SEQUELAE. THOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADDITIONAL INFO WAS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM MGB ABBOTT VASCULAR REDWOOD CITY NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention