FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1844679 · Received September 23, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-02040
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 23, 2010
Date of Event
August 24, 2010
Report Date
August 31, 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
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. THE LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD IS FORTHCOMING. ADDITIONALLY, EIGHT UNOPENED STERILE STARCLOSE SE DEVICES, FROM THE SAME LOT NUMBER, ARE EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVAL. A F/U REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ANY ADD'L RELEVANT INFO.

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 COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, DURING THUMB ADVANCER DEPLOYMENT, DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED AND EXCHANGED SHEATH SPLITTING COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. IT WAS NOT SPECIFIED HOW THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED. 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 87026-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention