FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1230030 · Received November 12, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953144-2008-01825
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 12, 2008
Date of Event
October 20, 2008
Report Date
October 24, 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
LO
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVAL. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD IS FORTHCOMING. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ANY RELEVANT INFO.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE MALFUNCTION: FAILURE TO DEPLOY THUMB ADVANCER. 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 SE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF A FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, THE THUMB ADVANCER COULD NOT BE MOVED IN EITHER DIRECTION AND THE CLIP COULD NOT BE DEPLOYED. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PT ANATOMY USING THE SAFETY RELEASE BUTTON. MANUAL COMPRESSION WAS APPLIED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PT EFFECTS AND NO ADDITIONAL INFO WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention