FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1844678 · Received September 23, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-02041
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 23, 2010
Date of Event
September 2, 2010
Report Date
September 2, 2010
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR-VASCULAR SOLUTIONS
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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVAL. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN REC'D.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTRAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT, DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED REMOVING THE DEVICE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REMOVE THE DEVICE BY INSERTING A DILATOR INTO THE ACCESS PORTS TO UNLOCK AND RETRACT THE THUMB ADVANCER AND CLIP DELIVERY TUBESET, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AFTER ACTIVATING THE SAFETY RELEASE. THE "PUNCTURE SITE WAS NOT DRY"; THEREFORE, CLOSURE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. 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-VASCULAR SOLUTIONS NA 88040-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention