FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PERCLOSE A-T SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE (SMC) SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1487182 · Received September 28, 2009

Report

Report Number
2953144-2009-01311
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 28, 2009
Date of Event
September 8, 2009
Report Date
September 8, 2009
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR - REDWOOD CITY
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P960043
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED. DEVICE #1 STARCLOSE SE, PART# 12337-05, LOT# 75035-6H, IS BEING FILED UNDER MEDWATCH MFR #: 2953144-2009-01310.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE #2 MALFUNCTION: SUTURE BREAK. TIME OF DEVICE MALFUNCTION: DURING VESSEL CLOSURE. SYMPTOMS/AE: FAILURE TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF AN UNSPECIFIED VESSEL USING THE PERCLOSE PROGLIDE DEVICE AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, WHEN THE NEEDLE PLUNGER WAS RETRACTED TO HARVEST THE SUTURE, THE SUTURE BROKE. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND A SECOND PROGLIDE WAS USED WITH THE SAME RESULTS. MANUAL COMPRESSION WAS APPLIED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PATIENT ADVERSE EFFECTS. THOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PERCLOSE A-T SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE (SMC) SYSTEM MGB ABBOTT VASCULAR - REDWOOD CITY NA 75035-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention LOT# 75035-6H| DEVICE #1 PERCLOSE A-T, PART# 12337-05,