FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2001842 · Received February 25, 2011

Report

Report Number
2024168-2011-01220
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 25, 2011
Date of Event
January 28, 2011
Report Date
January 31, 2011
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). (AGE AT TIME OF EVENT): PATIENT AGE WAS REPORTED AS MID AGED/NOT ELDERLY. (WEIGHT): PATIENT WEIGHT WAS REPORTED AS AVERAGE. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT IDENTIFIED; THEREFORE, A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE FIRST STARCLOSE SE IS BEING REPORTED UNDER A SEPARATE MEDWATCH REPORT.

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, DURING SHEATH SPLITTING CARVING WAS NOTED. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND ANOTHER STARCLOSE SE DEVICE WAS USED WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE PHYSICIAN INDICATED HE REMOVED THE DEVICES FROM THE PATIENT'S ANATOMY USING THE SAFETY FEATURES AND USED MANUAL COMPRESSION TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WERE NO 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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention