FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1230024 · Received November 12, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-01820
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 12, 2008
Date of Event
October 1, 2008
Report Date
October 21, 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
NE, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED. INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: UNKNOWN. 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 THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, THE DEVICE FAILED. HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED USING AN UNSPECIFIED METHOD. 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 VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM MGB ABBOTT VASCULAR REDWOOD CITY NA 69136-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention