FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1091343 · Received August 1, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-01284
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 1, 2008
Date of Event
June 26, 2008
Report Date
July 11, 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
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS REC'D. INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: CLIP FAILED TO DEPLOY. 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 OF THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, THE CLIP FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED USING MANUAL COMPRESSION. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS. 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 64232-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention