FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1830928 · Received September 7, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-01876
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 7, 2010
Date of Event
August 5, 2010
Report Date
August 18, 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
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED. THE INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE ISSUE: FAILURE TO DEPLOY-THUMB ADVANCER. TIME OF DEVICE ISSUE: DURING VESSEL CLOSURE. ADVERSE EVENT: FAILURE TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A TECH TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, DURING THUMB ADVANCER DEPLOYMENT, DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED AND EXCHANGE SHEATH SPLITTING COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE SAFETY RELEASE WAS ACTIVATED RELEASING THE DEVICE FROM THE PT'S ANATOMY. 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 89025-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention