FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3210807 · Received July 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
2024168-2013-04262
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 8, 2013
Date of Event
June 14, 2013
Report Date
June 14, 2013
Manufacturer
AV-TEMECULA-CT
Product Code
MGB
PMA / PMN Number
P050007
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, 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 DEVICE WAS RECEIVED. INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE. A FOLLOW-UP WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE REPORTED DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED DURING THUMB ADVANCER DEPLOYMENT AND EXCHANGE SHEATH SPLITTING WAS CONFIRMED. BASED ON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO NON-CONFORMANCES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED 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 A PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION, ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE WAS ATTEMPTED OF THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY USING A STARCLOSE SE DEVICE. REPORTEDLY, DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING THUMB ADVANCER DEPLOYMENT AND EXCHANGE SHEATH SPLITTING. THE SAFETY RELEASE WAS USED TO RELEASE THE LOCATOR WINGS FROM THE PATIENT ANATOMY. 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 OPERATOR 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
308913 STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM IMPLANTABLE CLIP MGB AV-TEMECULA-CT 21205K1

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR Required Intervention SHEATH: 6-FRENCHHEPARIN AND INTEGRIN