FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2902134 · Received January 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
2024168-2013-00150
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 8, 2013
Date of Event
December 14, 2012
Report Date
December 14, 2012
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, 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. IT IS INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED AND IS NOT RETURNING FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE CANNOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO NON-CONFORMANCES RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. RESULTS OF THE QUERY OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE COMPLAINT-HANDLING DATABASE FROM THIS LOT DID NOT INDICATE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER AN INTERVENTIONAL PERIPHERAL PROCEDURE, ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE WAS ATTEMPTED OF THE RIGHT COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY USING A STARCLOSE SE DEVICE. REPORTEDLY, THE EXCHANGE SHEATH DID NOT COMPLETELY SPLIT AND UPON DEVICE REMOVAL THE CLIP WAS FOUND STUCK ON THE DEVICE. MANUAL ARTERIAL COMPRESSION WAS APPLIED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT SEQUELAE AND NO REPORTED SIGNIFICANT CLINICAL DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. THE PHYSICIAN WAS REPORTED TO BE TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE STARCLOSE SE DEVICE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
9026 STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM IMPLANTABLE CLIP MGB AV-TEMECULA-CT 20919K1

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention SHEATH: 6-FRENCH. HEPARIN