Voluntary recall for selected Starclose SE Vascular Closure System

Abbott Laboratories (S) Pte Ltd would like to inform healthcare professionals of a recall of the Starclose SE Vascular Closure System due to difficulty in deploying the clips. The potential risks associated with this event include prolonged procedure times, the need to use another device or manual compression to achieve hemostasis. Healthcare professionals are advised to return all the affected products to Abbott Vascular Representative. Please refer to letter for details.
Healthcare professional, Medical devices
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Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

12 Dec 2019

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of the letters can be found on the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP). HPP is a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://www.hpp.moh.gov.sg/, and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Scroll down to the bottom navigation panel of the HPP web page. Under the Healthcare Professionals section, expand the dropdown option for ‘Healthcare Professional Portal’ and select your profession. You will be redirected to the specific HPP web page to log in.

Step 2: Click on the Restricted Content icon on the left panel of the web page and log in via SingPass.

Step 3: Click on the MOH Alert icon under the ‘Applications’ section.

Step 4: Click on the Drug Alert tab to view the DHCPLs.