FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2024167 · Received March 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
2024168-2011-01828
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 18, 2011
Date of Event
February 21, 2011
Report Date
February 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
AL, 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A TECHNICIAN TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE ACHIEVED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF A MODERATELY SCARRED RIGHT COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER CLIP DEPLOYMENT, DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING DEVICE REMOVAL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, A DILATOR WAS INSERTED INTO THE ACCESS PORTS UNLOCKING THE THUMB ADVANCER AND CLIP DELIVERY TUBESET ENABLING THEM TO BE RETRACTED PROXIMALLY, WHICH RELEASED THE DEVICE FROM THE TISSUE TRACT. THE CLIP HAD DEPLOYED IN THE INTENDED LOCATION AND ACHIEVED HEMOSTASIS. 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 950156H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR Required Intervention