FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PI 30-4.8 LARGE DISP. TITANIUM STAPLER

MDR report key: 1030092 · Received April 16, 2008

Report

Report Number
2647580-2008-00225
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 16, 2008
Date of Event
March 11, 2008
Report Date
March 20, 2008
Manufacturer
PONCE - USS
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K911252
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INITIAL REPORT SENT: 04/16/2008.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE TYPE: LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: THE INSTRUMENT WORKED PROPERLY, BUT AFTER THE BOWEL WAS TRANSECTED AND THE INSTRUMENT WAS REMOVED, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE BOWEL WAS NOT STAPLED. THERE WAS LEAKAGE FROM THE OPEN BOWEL (SPECIMEN) END INTO ABDOMEN. A PURSESTRING WAS THEN APPLIED TO THE BOWEL AS NORMAL AND THE LEAKAGE WAS CLEARED. PATIENT'S CURRENT STATUS IS FINE. NO FURTHER PATIENT INFORMATION COULD BE OBTAINED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PI 30-4.8 LARGE DISP. TITANIUM STAPLER DISPOSABLE SURGICAL STAPLER GDW PONCE - USS UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention