FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PERCLOSE PROGLIDE 6F SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE (SMC) SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1892699 · Received November 3, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-02710
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 3, 2010
Date of Event
October 18, 2010
Report Date
October 19, 2010
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR-VASCULAR SOLUTIONS
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P960043
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4) - PT SELECTION (HEAVILY CALCIFIED ARTERY). THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. WITHOUT DEVICE ANALYSIS, A CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED EXPERIENCE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. HOWEVER, THE DEVICE WAS USED IN A HEAVILY CALCIFIED ARTERY AND AS PER THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, IT STATES THAT THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGLIDE HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE FOLLOWING POPULATIONS: PTS WITH FEMORAL ARTERY CALCIUM, WHICH IS FLUOROSCOPICALLY VISIBLE AT THE ACCESS SITE. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE LOT HISTORY RECORD COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE PERCLOSE PROGLIDE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, DURING KNOT ADVANCEMENT, THE KNOT WOULDN'T ADVANCE AS THE VESSEL WAS HEAVILY CALCIFIED. A NON-ABBOTT DEVICE AND MANUAL COMPRESSION WERE APPLIED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT SEQUELA. THOUGH REQUESTED, ADDITIONAL INFO WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PERCLOSE PROGLIDE 6F SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE (SMC) SYSTEM MGB ABBOTT VASCULAR-VASCULAR SOLUTIONS NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention