FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1851784 · Received September 29, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-02224
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 29, 2010
Date of Event
December 10, 2009
Report Date
December 11, 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 PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THIS LOT DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FINDINGS RELEVANT TO THIS REPORT. ADDITIONALLY, 3 STERILE UNUSED DEVICES FROM THE SAME LOT WERE RECEIVED AND WERE FUNCTIONALLY TESTED. THE DEVICES PASSED FUNCTIONAL TESTING WITH ACCEPTABLE RESULTS. NO MFG OR QUALITY ISSUE WAS DETECTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE ACHIEVED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF AN UNSPECIFIED VESSEL AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT THE DEVICE WAS 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 COUNTER-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 81032-6H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention