FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1060670 · Received June 13, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-01050
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 13, 2008
Date of Event
July 6, 2006
Report Date
May 23, 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
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

STUDY EVENT: 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: DEVICE DID NOT ADEQUATELY CAPTURE THE ARTERY. SYMPTOMS/AE: FAILURE TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. TIME OF AE: DURING THE VESSEL CLOSURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE RIGHT COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY USING THE STARCLOSE DEVICE AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL CAROTID ARTERY STENTING PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, THE STARCLOSE DEVICE DID NOT APPEAR TO ADEQUATELY CAPTURE THE ARTERY. PRESSURE WAS HELD WITH A SYVEK PATCH UNTIL HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT SEQUELAE REPORTED. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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 RX ACCULINK| HEPARIN| RX ACCUNET