STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2953144-2010-01453
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 22, 2010
- Date of Event
- June 29, 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
- GM
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B) (4). THE DEVICE WAS REC'D. INVESTIGATION IS NOT COMPLETE.
DEVICE ISSUE: DIFFICULT TO DEPLOY-THUMB ADVANCER, FAILURE TO DEPLOY - CLIP, DEVICE DID NOT OPERATE AS EXPECTED-EXCHANGE SHEATH SPLITTING. 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 FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, ALTHOUGH RESISTANCE WAS MET, THUMB ADVANCER DEPLOYMENT WAS COMPLETED. DURING CLIP DEPLOYMENT, IT COULD NOT BE DEPLOYED. WHEN THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE EXCHANGE SHEATH WAS NOT COMPLETELY SPLIT AND "PART OF PLASTIC WAS LYING IN THE AREA OF THE VESSEL LOCATOR WINGS." MANUAL COMPRESSION WAS APPLIED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT EFFECTS. NO ADD'L 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 | 88040-6H |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention | HEPARIN |