FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2032854 · Received March 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
2024168-2011-02117
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 29, 2011
Date of Event
March 3, 2011
Report Date
March 4, 2011
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, 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. EVALUATION FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO PERFORM A THOROUGH ANALYSIS ON THE PRODUCT BECAUSE THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY INDICATIONS OF A PRODUCT QUALITY PROBLEM. THE PHYSICIAN DECIDED TO PERFORM AN ANGIOGRAM AFTER ATTACHING THE DEVICE TO THE EXCHANGE SHEATH. A REVIEW OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT LOT HISTORY RECORD DID NOT REVEAL ANY NONCONFORMING MATERIAL RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOT. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY INDICATIONS OF AN ISSUE WITH THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT.

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, AFTER THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE WAS ATTACHED TO THE EXCHANGE SHEATH, THE PHYSICIAN WANTED TO TAKE AN ANGIOGRAM. THE SHEATH WAS CUT AROUND THE HUB AND THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE WAS REMOVED. THE SHEATH REMAINED IN THE VESSEL AND A SECOND STARCLOSE SE DEVICE WAS USED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT SEQUELA. 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 950306H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention