FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1961845 · Received January 14, 2011

Report

Report Number
2024168-2011-00322
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 14, 2011
Date of Event
December 20, 2010
Report Date
December 20, 2010
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
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 CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. THE LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FINDINGS RELEVANT TO THIS REPORT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(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 RIGHT FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER THE CLIP WAS DEPLOYED, WHILE RUBBING THE GROIN AREA, THE PHYSICIAN MOVED HIS INDEX FINGER DOWN THE TISSUE TRACT AS HE FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG, ALTHOUGH IT LOOKED LIKE HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED. THERE WAS PULSATILE FLOW FROM THE SITE AND A CUT DOWN PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. 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 930306H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 61 YR Required Intervention