FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PROXIMATE ILS CURVED CIR STAPL
MDR report key: 1003640
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Received February 14, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 1527736-2008-00888
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 14, 2008
- Date of Event
- December 11, 2007
- Report Date
- January 31, 2008
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI)
- Product Code
- GDW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K983536
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
INFO ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DEVICES WERE USED DURING AN OPEN SIGMOID COLECTOMY, THE FIRST DEVICE PRODUCED A LEAK IN THE ANASTOMOSIS. THE SECOND DEVICE FIRED AND THE ANVIL FELL INTO THE PT, IT IS UNK IF THERE WAS A CUT OR STAPLE. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO CONSEQUENCE TO THE PT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROXIMATE ILS CURVED CIR STAPL | GDW | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI) | NI | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |