FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1894973 · Received November 5, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-02722
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 5, 2010
Date of Event
October 8, 2010
Report Date
October 15, 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
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVAL. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE FOUND IT WAS FULLY CLIP-DEPLOYED WITH ALL COMPONENTS IN THEIR PROPER POST CLIP DEPLOYMENT POSITIONS. THE LOCATOR WINGS WERE FULLY COLLAPSED AND THE EXCHANGE SHEATH WAS FULLY SLIT. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL OBSERVATIONS TO SUGGEST THAT THE CLIP MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAPTURED AT THE DISTAL-END OF THE DEVICE; THEREFORE, THE REPORTED PRODUCT EXPERIENCE COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, THE DEVICE PERFORMED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATION. A ROOT CAUSE RELATED TO THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO MANUFACTURING OR QUALITY ISSUE WAS DETECTED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THIS LOT DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FINDINGS RELEVANT TO THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT, BLEEDING CONTINUED. WHEN THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED, THE CLIP WAS FOUND TO BE DEPLOYED IN THE LOCATOR WINGS. MANUAL COMPRESSION WAS APPLIED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS. NO ADD'L INFO WAS PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THESE PRODUCTS DID NOT PASS THE INSPECTION FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM IMPLANTABLE CLIP MGB ABBOTT VASCULAR-VASCULAR SOLUTIONS NA 920316H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Required Intervention