FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1171308 · Received September 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-01522
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 22, 2008
Date of Event
August 20, 2008
Report Date
August 28, 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
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED 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: FAILURE TO DEPLOY CLIP. TIME OF 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 INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER DEPRESSING THE TRIGGER BUTTON, THE CLIP DID NOT RELEASE FROM THE CLIP DELIVERY TUBE. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND A FEMOSTOP WAS USED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT 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 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention