FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1982090 · Received February 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
2024168-2011-00775
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 8, 2011
Date of Event
December 9, 2010
Report Date
January 18, 2011
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, 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 DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE FOUND IT WAS FULLY CLIP-DEPLOYED WITH ALL EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL COMPONENTS INTACT AND IN THE APPROPRIATE POST CLIP-DEPLOYMENT POSITION. THE VESSEL LOCATOR WINGS WERE COMPLETELY COLLAPSED AND THE SHEATH WAS FULLY SLIT. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL OBSERVATIONS THAT COULD PREVENT THE CLIP FROM BEING FULLY DELIVERED TO THE ARTERIAL SURFACE TO CLOSE THE ACCESS SITE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, THE PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED EXPERIENCE 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 USING THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF AN UNSPECIFIED VESSEL AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, THE DEVICE DID NOT DEPLOYE PROPERLY. MANUAL COMPRESSION WAS APPLIED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS REPORTED. 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-TEMECULA-CT 950256H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention