FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

6F ANGIO-SEAL VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE STS PLUS

MDR report key: 512722 · Received February 20, 2004

Report

Report Number
2182269-2004-00027
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 20, 2004
Date of Event
January 22, 2004
Manufacturer
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, DAIG DIVISION, INC.
Product Code
MGB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NM, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED AN ANGIO-SEAL DEVICE WAS DEPLOYED TO SEAL THE ARTERIOTOMY SITE. THE PHYSICIAN REPORTED RESISTANCE UPON INSERTING THE DEVICE INTO THE SHEATH. AT THE POINT OF ANCHOR DEPLOYMENT, UPON PULLING BACK AND OUT, THE ENTIRE ANGIO-SEAL DEVICE PULLED OUT. MANUAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER, THE PT COMPLAINED OF ABDOMINAL PAIN AND BECAME HYPOTENSIVE. A CT SCAN CONFIRMED A RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA. THE PT WAS REPORTEDLY RECOVERING. THE SURGEON STATED THE RETROPERITONEAL BLEED WAS DUE TO THE PHYSICIAN'S TECHNIQUE AND NOT THE ANGIO-SEAL DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 6F ANGIO-SEAL VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE STS PLUS 6F ANGIO-SEAL STS PLUS MGB ST. JUDE MEDICAL, DAIG DIVISION, INC. NA 1043276

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention HEPARIN - 2004, DOSAGE UNKNOWN,| PROTAMINE - 2004 DOSAGE UNKNOWN,| ANTICOAGULANTS - DATE, TYPE AND DOSE UNKNOWN.