FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1934951 · Received December 21, 2010

Report

Report Number
2953144-2010-03332
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 21, 2010
Date of Event
November 16, 2010
Report Date
December 1, 2010
Manufacturer
AV-REDWOOD CITY
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE FOUND IT FULLY CLIP DEPLOYED. THE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL COMPONENTS WERE IN THE CORRECT POST DEPLOYED POSITIONS AND UNDAMAGED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR ABNORMALITIES DETECTED THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORT OF THE CLIP NOT TAKING. BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE DEVICE THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. CAUSES FOR THE CLIP NOT TAKING OR CLOSING THE SITE DUE TO RETRACTION DURING CLIP DEPLOYMENT WHICH WILL RESULT IN CLIP DEPLOYMENT ABOVE THE ARTERY OR A PARTIAL CAPTURE ARE THE OPERATOR NOT MAINTAINING DOWNWARD PRESSURE OR NOT MAINTAINING A 60 TO 75 DEGREE ANGLE DURING CLIP DEPLOYMENT. THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURING OR QUALITY ISSUES DETECTED. A REVIEW OF THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY NON-CONFORMING MATERIAL RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOT THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED.

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, THE "CLIP DID NOT TAKE" AND MANUAL COMPRESSION WAS APPLIED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. 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 920176H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention