FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1946357 · Received January 4, 2011

Report

Report Number
2024168-2011-00011
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 4, 2011
Date of Event
December 15, 2010
Report Date
December 15, 2010
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVALUATION SUMMARY: EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE FOUND THAT IT WAS FULLY CLIP-DEPLOYED WITH ALL COMPONENTS IN APPROPRIATE POST CLIP-DEPLOYMENT POSITION. THE RETURNED DEVICE WAS FULLY INSPECTED AND NO ABNORMAL OBSERVATIONS WERE DETECTED THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE REPORTED PRODUCT EXPERIENCE. THE LOCATOR WINGS WERE FULLY COLLAPSED, THE SHEATH WAS NORMALLY SLIT, AND THE DELIVERY TUBESET WAS NORMAL FOR A FULLY CLIP-DEPLOYED DEVICE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE DEVICE PERFORMED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS AND A CAUSE RELATED TO THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO MANUFACTURING OR QUALITY ISSUE WAS DETECTED. 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 IN TRAINING IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT AND REMOVAL OF THE DEVICE FROM THE ANATOMY, HEMOSTASIS WAS NOT ACHIEVED. MANUAL COMPRESSION WAS APPLIED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. AFTER THE PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE CLIP WAS ON THE DISTAL END OF THE DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT SEQUELA. THOUGH REQUESTED, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM IMPLANTABLE CLIP MGB AV-TEMECULA-CT 830416H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention