FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ANGIO-SEAL
MDR report key: 118642
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Received September 8, 1997
Report
- Report Number
- 3014398-1997-00103
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 8, 1997
- Date of Event
- August 1, 1997
- Report Date
- August 5, 1997
- Manufacturer
- SHERWOOD MEDICAL INDUSTRIES
- Product Code
- MGB
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
FOLLOWING A THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE (PT VENTILATED SUFFERING SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE WHICH WAS TREATED BY A COIL), AN ANGIO-SEAL DEVICE WAS DEPLOYED AND HEMOSTASIS WAS SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED. HOWEVER, SEVERAL HRS LATER BLEEDING WAS NOTED FROM THE PT'S GROIN. THE PT LOST APPROX 2 UNITS OF BLOOD; MANUAL PRESSURE WAS HELD AND HEMOSTASIS WAS AGAIN ACHIEVED. THREE DAYS FOLLOWING THIS EVENT THE PT, WHO WAS VERY ILL, EXPIRED. THE DEATH OF THE PT WAS RELATED TO THE PT'S UNDERLYING MED CONDITION AND UNRELATED TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE ANGIO-SEAL DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGIO-SEAL Implant | HEMOSTATIC PUNCTURE CLOSURE DEVICE | MGB | SHERWOOD MEDICAL INDUSTRIES | NA | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 YR |