FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 697844 · Received April 7, 2006

Report

Report Number
2953144-2006-00061
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 7, 2006
Date of Event
March 9, 2006
Report Date
March 10, 2006
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR INC.
Product Code
MGB
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED AN ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE USING THE STARCLOSE DEVICE AFTER AN UNSPECIFIED INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE. HEMOSTASIS WAS REPORTEDLY ACHIEVED WITH THE STARCLOSE DEVICE. A FEMORAL ANGIOGRAM WAS DONE WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS REPORTED: "MIF FEMORAL COMMON, FEMORAL STICK, LARGE VESSEL, NO BRANCHES, CLEAN STICK." VESSEL CALCIFICATION AND PATENCY WERE NOT REPORTED. AT SOME UNDISCLOSED TIME AND PLACE, THE PT REPORTEDLY HAD A RETROPERITONEAL BLEED AND WAS TRANSFUSSED IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THE UNITS OF BLOOD PRODUCTS USED, ANY ADDITONAL TREATMENTS OR HOSPITALIZATION WERE NOT RPEORTED. THE PT'S CURRENT CONDITION, AS WELL AS WHETHER SHE HAS BEEN DISCHARGED, WAS NOT REPORTED. IT WAS REPORTED THERE WERE NO DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEMS MGB ABBOTT VASCULAR INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Life Threatening| R