FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1071340 · Received July 8, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-01136
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 8, 2008
Date of Event
June 1, 2008
Report Date
June 16, 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
SP
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. THE LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD IS FORTHCOMING. A F/U WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ANY RELEVANT INFO.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: UNK. SYMPTOMS/AE: FAILURE TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. TIME OF SYMPTOMS/AE: DURING VESSEL CLOSURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN IN-TRAINING IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF A HEAVILY CALCIFIED RIGHT COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT, SERIOUS OOZING WAS NOTED. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED BY USING MANUAL COMPRESSION. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT EFFECTS. NO ADD'L INFO WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM MGB ABBOTT VASCULAR REDWOOD CITY NA 64092-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention HEPARIN| SHEATH: 6F