FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1992145 · Received February 15, 2011

Report

Report Number
2024168-2011-00928
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 15, 2011
Date of Event
January 10, 2011
Report Date
January 21, 2011
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, 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 FOR THIS LOT DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FINDINGS RELEVANT TO THIS REPORT. ADDITIONALLY, SIX STERILE, UNUSED STARCLOSE SE DEVICES FROM THE SAME LOT WERE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. INVESTIGATION OF THESE DEVICES IS NOT YET COMPLETE. A FOLLOW-UP WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). ALTHOUGH THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED, THE CUSTOMER RETURNED SIX UNUSED SAMPLE DEVICES FROM THE SAME LOT NUMBER FOR EVALUATION. ALL SIX DEVICES WERE FUNCTIONALLY TESTED RESULTING IN SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT; CLOSURE WAS ACHIEVED ON THE TISSUE MODEL, AND ACCESS PORTS WERE SUCCESSFULLY UTILIZED TO UNLOCK AND RETRACT THE THUMB ADVANCER. BASED ON THE EVALUATION FINDINGS, THE DEVICES PERFORMED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO MANUFACTURING OR QUALITY ISSUES WERE DETECTED.

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, BLEEDING CONTINUED. IT WAS NOT SPECIFIED HOW HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS. 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 910246H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention