BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

    MDR report key: 1851355 · Received September 29, 2010

    Report

    Report Number
    2953144-2010-02200
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    September 29, 2010
    Date of Event
    June 1, 2009
    Report Date
    July 8, 2009
    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 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

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE ACHIEVED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT THE DEVICE WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE PATIENT'S ARTERY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION FOR USE, AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE STAR CLOSE SE DEVICE BY RELEASING THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE THUMB ADVANCER USING THE ACCESS PORTS WAS MADE; HOWEVER, IT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEVICE WAS ULTIMATELY REMOVED USING COUNTER-TRACTION AND ASSERTIVE PULL. HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED WITH THE CLIP. THE PHYSICIAN "COMPLAINED A LOT OF STUCK DEVICES" AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT. THE PHYSICIAN IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE IN "GENERAL". THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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 UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 UNK Required Intervention