FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1032341 · Received April 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-00775
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 22, 2008
Date of Event
March 31, 2008
Report Date
April 2, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR REDWOOD CITY
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: FAILURE TO COMPLETE THUMB ADVANCER STEP. TIME OF DEVICE MALFUNCTION: DURING VESSEL CLOSURE. SYMPTOMS/AE: FAILURE TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE AFTER AN INTERVENTION PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, DURING STEP 3, RESISTANCE WAS FELT AND THE SHEATH DID NOT COMPLETELY SPLIT AND THE CLIP DID NOT DEPLOY. HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED USING MANUAL COMPRESSION AND A FEMOSTOP. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT EFFECT. 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 UNK Required Intervention