FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1772216 · Received July 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-01451
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 22, 2010
Date of Event
June 25, 2010
Report Date
June 30, 2010
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
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B) (4): THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED. INIVESTIGATION IS NOT COMPLETE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE ISSUE: FAILURE TO DEPLOY - THUMB ADVANCER, BENT - DISTAL END. TIME OF DEVICE ISSUE: DURING VESSEL CLOSURE. ADVERSE EVENT: FAILURE TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE, ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, DURING THUMB ADVANCER DEPLOYMENT, DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED, THE DISTAL END OF THE CLIP DELIVERY TUBE-SET BENT, AND THE EXCHANGE SHEATH SPLITTING COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE SPLITTING OF THE EXCHANGE SHEATH WAS COMPLETED BY CUTTING THE UNSPLIT PORTION MANUALLY. ALTHOUGH THE CLIP DEPLOYED IN THE INTENDED LOCATION, MANUAL COMPRESSION WAS APPLIED FOR TEN MINUTES TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS. THOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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 88042-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention