FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1772245 · Received July 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-01452
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 22, 2010
Date of Event
June 1, 2010
Report Date
June 29, 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
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B) (4) - PT SELECTION. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED, THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT IDENTIFIED; THEREFORE, A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE ISSUE: DIFFICULT TO DEPLOY-THUMB ADVANCER, MISLOCATION-CLIP. 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 A HEAVILY CALCIFIED FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, DURING THUMB ADVANCER DEPLOYMENT, DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED BUT DEPLOYMENT WAS COMPLETED. AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT, BLEEDING CONTINUED. THE CLIP WAS FOUND ON THE SKIN. MANUAL COMPRESSION WAS APPLIED ON ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT EFFECTS. THOUGH REQUESTED, 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 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention