FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PERCLOSE PROGLIDE
MDR report key: 3844724
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Received May 21, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 3844724
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 21, 2014
- Date of Event
- January 28, 2014
- Report Date
- May 21, 2014
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT VASCULAR INC
- Product Code
- MGB
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- RI, US
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE DEVICE WAS DEPLOYED AND THE SUTURES WERE NOT CAPTURED PROPERLY, THE DEVICE WAS ABANDONED, AND A DIFFERENT CLOSURE DEVICE WAS USED. PERCLOSE DEVICE FAILED MAINLY DUE TO PATIENT ANATOMY (5MM FEMORAL THAT WAS PROBABLY FIBROTIC) AND POSSIBLE OPERATOR ERROR. DEVICE PULLED BACK AFTER FOOTPLATE OPENED INTO POSITION WITH MODEST RESISTANCE, NEEDLES DEPLOYED BUT FAILED TO CONTACT SUTURE, SO FOOTPLATES WERE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY ON INNER SURFACE OF VESSEL, DEVICE REMOVED OVER A WIRE.======================MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR PERCLOSE PROGLIDE 6FR, PERCLOSE PROGLIDE 6FR (PER SITE REPORTER).======================REP FROM ABBOTT WILL BE SPENDING A WEEK AT THE HOSPITAL TO OBSERVE DEPLOYMENTS AND FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303608 | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE | DEVICE, HEMOSTASIS, VASCULAR | MGB | ABBOTT VASCULAR INC | 12673 | 31116K1 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 YR |