FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1851819 · Received September 29, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-02257
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 29, 2010
Date of Event
February 10, 2010
Report Date
February 16, 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
CO, US
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 IN-TRAINING IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE ACHIEVED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF A HEAVILY SCARRED COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER DEPLOYING THE CLIP, THE DEVICE WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, THE ACCESS PORTS WERE USED TO REMOVE THE DEVICE FROM THE PATIENT'S ANATOMY. HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED WITH THE STARCLOSE SE CLIP. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. 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 Required Intervention