BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

    MDR report key: 1180461 · Received September 26, 2008

    Report

    Report Number
    2953144-2008-01573
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    September 26, 2008
    Date of Event
    September 1, 2008
    Report Date
    September 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
    GM
    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 A FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, THE CLIP WAS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE DEVICE WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE PATIENT'S ARTERY. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED USING COUNTER-TRACTION AND AN ASSERTIVE PULL PER THE INSTRUCTION FOR USE (IFU). HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED USING MANUAL COMPRESSION. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT 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 66079-6H

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 UNK Required Intervention