FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1904500 · Received November 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-02943
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 22, 2010
Date of Event
October 9, 2010
Report Date
October 28, 2010
Manufacturer
AV-REDWOOD CITY
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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 TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE ACHIEVED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, DURING THUMB ADVANCER DEPLOYMENT, RESISTANCE WAS FELT AND THE EXCHANGE SHEATH TUBING APPEARED TO BUNCH-UP. THE EXCHANGE SHEATH TUBING WAS STRAITENED OUT BY MANIPULATING THE ANGLE OF THE CLIP APPLIER, WHICH ENABLED EXCHANGE SHEATH SPLITTING TO BE COMPLETED. WHEN THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED, THE STARCLOSE SE CLIP WAS FOUND DEPLOYED IN THE INTENDED LOCATION AND HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS. THOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM IMPLANTABLE CLIP MGB AV-REDWOOD CITY

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1