FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1851711 · Received September 29, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-02320
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 29, 2010
Date of Event
October 21, 2009
Report Date
October 26, 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
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED; 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 IN THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT, THE DEVICE WS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE PT'S ARTERY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO USE THE ACCESS PORTS, HOWEVER, IT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEVICE WAS ULTIMATELY REMOVED USING COUNT-TRACTION AND ASSERTIVE PULL. HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED WITH THE CLIP. 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-VASCULAR SOLUTIONS NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention