FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PERCLOSE PROGLIDE 6F SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE (SMC) SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2132490 · Received June 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
2024168-2011-04289
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2011
Date of Event
May 26, 2011
Report Date
May 26, 2011
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P960043
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). DURING PROCESSING OF THIS COMPLAINT, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN COMPLETE EVENT, PATIENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. WITHOUT THE DEVICE EVALUATION, A CAUSE FOR THE INABILITY TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS WITH THE KNOT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. TO ASSURE THAT ALL PRODUCTS PERFORM ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS THEY ARE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION DURING MANUFACTURING. IN ADDITION, A QUALITY CONTROL AUDIT INSPECTION IS PERFORMED TO VERIFY PRODUCT QUALITY. THE LOT HISTORY RECORD FOR THIS PRODUCT WAS NOT REVIEWED AND A QUERY OF THE COMPLAINT-HANDLING DATABASE WAS NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT REPORTED. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AND THE INSPECTION CRITERIA, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN, IN TRAINING IN THE USE OF THE PERCLOSE PROGLIDE, ATTEMPTED ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE OF THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, AFTER THE RAIL SUTURE WAS PULLED AND THE KNOT ADVANCED, HEMOSTASIS WAS NOT ACHIEVED. MANUAL ARTERIAL COMPRESSION AND A NON-ABBOTT DEVICE WERE USED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE PATIENT SEQUELA. 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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 72 YR Required Intervention