FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1884730 · Received October 25, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-02583
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 25, 2010
Date of Event
September 30, 2010
Report Date
September 30, 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
WV, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

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 TECHNICIAN IN-TRAINING IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT, DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED REMOVING THE DEVICE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, A DILATOR WAS INSERTED INTO THE ACCESS PORTS UNLOCKING THE THUMB ADVANCER AND CLIP DELIVERY TUBESET ENABLING THEM TO BE RETRACTED PROXIMALLY, WHICH RELEASED THE DEVICE FROM THE TISSUE TRACT. WHEN THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED, THE CLIP WAS NOTED DEPLOYED IN THE INTENDED LOCATION AND HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT EFFECTS. THOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADDITIONAL 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 48 YR Required Intervention