FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1920337 · Received December 10, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-03193
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 10, 2010
Date of Event
November 15, 2010
Report Date
November 17, 2010
Manufacturer
AV-REDWOOD CITY
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

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. (B)(4) - FAILURE TO FOLLOW STEPS. (DATE OF EVENT): THE FACILITY REPORTER INDICATED THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK FROM THE DATE IT WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE. THE DATE OF (B)(6) 2010 IS BEING USED AS THE BEST ESTIMATE DATE. (B)(4).

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 UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT, DIFFICULTY WAS EXPERIENCED DURING DEVICE REMOVAL FROM THE PATIENT'S ANATOMY. THE ACCESS PORTS WERE USED; HOWEVER, THE THUMB ADVANCER WAS NOT RETRACTED AND THE DEVICE WAS PULLED OUT IN THAT CONDITION. HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED WITH THIS DEVICE. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECT. 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 Required Intervention