FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PERCLOSE PROGLIDE

MDR report key: 3844724 · 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