FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1161279 · Received September 15, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-01489
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 15, 2008
Date of Event
October 18, 2007
Report Date
August 22, 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 WAS RECEIVED. INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: FAILURE TO DEPLOY AND DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. TIME OF DEVICE MALFUNCTION: DURING VESSEL CLOSURE. SYMPTOMS/AE: FAILURE TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN USING THE STARCLOSE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF AN UNSPECIFIED VESSEL AFTER AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, THE CLIP FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DEVICE WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE PT'S ARTERY. HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED BY AN UNSPECIFIED METHOD. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT EFFECTS. NO ADDITIONAL 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 55064-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention