FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EEA 28MM SINGLE-USE STAPLER

MDR report key: 1023296 · Received April 1, 2008

Report

Report Number
1219930-2008-00257
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 1, 2008
Date of Event
January 22, 2008
Report Date
March 26, 2008
Manufacturer
NORTH HAVEN - USS
Product Code
GAG
PMA / PMN Number
K062850
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INITIAL REPORT SENT: 04/01/2008. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CLINICAL SAMPLE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. REPRESENTATIVE STERILE SAMPLES FROM THE REPORTED LOTS WERE RETURNED AND THE ALLEGED FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AS NO ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED AND THE PRODUCT PERFORMED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE USER FACILITY WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHICH OF THE THREE IDENTIFIED DEVICES MAY HAVE BEEN USED DURING THE REPORTED EVENT. DEVICE CATALOG NUMBER: EEA 31, LOT: U7G28, DEVICE NAME: EEA 31MM SINGLE-USE STAPLER, EXPT. DATE: 07/31/2012, MANUFACT. DATE: 07/2007. DEVICE CATALOG NUMBER: EEA 25, LOT: U6M39R, DEVICE NAME: EEA 25MM SINGLE-USE STAPLER, EXPT. DATE: 12/31/2011, MANUFACT. DATE: 12/2006.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE TYPE: SIGMOID RESECTION. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: AFTER APPLYING THE DEVICE, A STAPLE LINE INSUFFICIENCY WAS NOTED. THE SIGMA WAS RESECTED AND THEN A DOUBLE STAPLING TECHNIQUE WAS PERFORMED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE OF DIFFERENT TYPE. SURGICAL TIME WAS EXTENDED ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO PERFORM THE NEW STAPLE LINE. THERE WAS NO BLEEDING OR LEAKAGE OBSERVED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EEA 28MM SINGLE-USE STAPLER DISPOSABLE SURGICAL STAPLER GAG NORTH HAVEN - USS U7K99

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOW Required Intervention