PERCLOSE PROGLIDE 6F SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE (SMC) SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2011-02086
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 28, 2011
- Date of Event
- March 3, 2011
- Report Date
- March 3, 2011
- Manufacturer
- AV-TEMECULA-CT
- Product Code
- MGB
- PMA / PMN Number
- P960043
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED. INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION. DEVICE #1 PROGLIDE, IS BEING FILED UNDER A SEPARATE MANUFACTURER REPORT NUMBER.
(B)(4). EVALUATION FOUND THAT THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED WITHOUT ITS PLUNGER/NEEDLE ASSEMBLY, ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR CUFFS, LINK, SUTURE AND POSTERIOR NEEDLE TIP LIMITING THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE, HANDLE TO FOOT FUNCTION, GUIDE TUBE, NEEDLE GUIDE, BRIDGE, SUTURE BEARING, EXIT RAMP AND SHEATH WERE NORMAL FOR A DEPLOYED DEVICE. LAB TESTING WAS CONDUCTED USING A PROXY PLUNGER TO TEST FOR PROPER NEEDLE TRAJECTORY. THE TEST WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH BOTH NEEDLES ENTERING THEIR RESPECTIVE FOOT POCKET. DURING MANUFACTURE EACH DEVICE IS INSPECTED AND EACH FINISHED GOODS LOT IS INSPECTED PER DOCUMENT 600-0719, PERCLOSE AT AND PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SMC PRODUCTS FINAL INSPECTION. A CUFF-MISS CAN BE INFLUENCED BY MANY FACTORS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO; MANUFACTURING, FAILURE TO POSITION AND MAINTAIN THE DEVICE AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE THROUGHOUT DEPLOYMENT, ROTATING THE DEVICE AT ANY POINT DURING PLUNGER/NEEDLE DEPLOYMENT, DEPLOYMENT IN CHALLENGING ANATOMIES (E.G. HEAVY CALCIFIED ARTERIES, MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENTS, ETC.), AGGRESSIVELY DEPLOYING OR REMOVING THE PLUNGER AND/OR INADEQUATE POSITIONING OF THE FOOT AGAINST THE ARTERIAL WALL. NO MANUFACTURING OR QUALITY ISSUE DETECTED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THIS LOT DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FINDINGS RELEVANT TO THIS LOT.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE PERCLOSE PROGLIDE DEVICE ATTEMPTED PRE-CLOSE SUTURE PLACEMENT PRIOR TO ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL ILIAC REPAIR PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, A NEEDLE-TO-CUFF MISS OCCURRED. WHEN THE NEEDLE PLUNGER WAS REMOVED, NO SUTURE WAS PRESENT ON THE NEEDLES. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED OVER A GUIDE WIRE AND A SECOND PROGLIDE DEVICE WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT ANOTHER NEEDLE-TO-CUFF MISS OCCURRED. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED OVER A GUIDE WIRE AND A THIRD PROGLIDE DEVICE WAS USED TO ACHIEVE 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 | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE 6F SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE (SMC) SYSTEM | SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE | MGB | AV-TEMECULA-CT | 960206H |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 YR | Required Intervention | PROCEDURAL SHEATH 16F. |