FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1190284 · Received October 6, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-01634
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 6, 2008
Date of Event
September 11, 2008
Report Date
September 15, 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
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED. INVESTIGATION IS NOT COMPLETE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. 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 SE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF AN UNSPECIFIED VESSEL AFTER AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT ANATOMY; HOWEVER, THE RELEASE BUTTONS WERE USED AND THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED SUCCESSFULLY. HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED USING MANUAL COMPRESSION. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS. THOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM MGB ABBOTT VASCULAR REDWOOD CITY NA 66091-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention