FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

STARCLOSE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 811370 · Received January 11, 2007

Report

Report Number
2953144-2007-00045
Event Type
Other
Date Received
January 11, 2007
Date of Event
December 29, 2006
Report Date
January 11, 2007
Manufacturer
ABBOTT VASCULAR, INC.
Product Code
FZP
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED AND THERE WERE NO LOT INFO. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PERFORM DEVICE INSPECTION OR DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW IN THIS CASE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED CLOSURE OF AN ARTERIOTOMY SITE WITH THE STARCLOSE DEVICE FOLLOWING AN UNK PROCEDURE. THE DEVICE BECAME STUCK IN THE PT. THE PHYSICIAN PRESSED THE SAFETY RELEASE BUTTON, HOWEVER, THE DEVICE WOULD NOT RELEASE. COUNTER PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND THE DEVICE WAS PULLED. WHEN THE DEVICE RELEASED, IT NICKED THE PHYSICIAN'S GLOVE AND FINGER. HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED WITH MANUAL COMPRESSION. NO FURTHER INFO WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Other