FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1133148 · Received August 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-01376
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 22, 2008
Date of Event
August 4, 2008
Report Date
August 4, 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
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. 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 FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT, THE DEVICE WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. THE SAFETY RELEASE BUTTON WAS PRESSED AND THE DEVICE WAS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED. HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED USING MANUAL COMPRESSION. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT EFFECTS. THOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADDITIONAL INFO WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention