FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HARMONIC HANDPIECE - FOR USE WITH 115 VOLT GENERATOR

MDR report key: 1058695 · Received June 3, 2008

Report

Report Number
1527736-2008-03433
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 3, 2008
Date of Event
April 24, 2008
Report Date
May 15, 2008
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI)
Product Code
LFL
PMA / PMN Number
K990430
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATE SENT: 06/03/2008. INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION, THE DEVICE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSED SOME BLEEDING. CONVERTED TO AN OPEN PROCEDURE TO COMPLETE THE CASE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HARMONIC HANDPIECE - FOR USE WITH 115 VOLT GENERATOR LFL ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI) NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention GENERATOR