FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
DEXTRUS SMALL ACCESS RETRACTOR
MDR report key: 1070644
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Received July 1, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2008-00231
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 1, 2008
- Report Date
- March 31, 2008
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC
- Product Code
- GCJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K070198
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AU
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
EVALUATION SUMMARY. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE DEVICE HAD A TWO-INCH VERTICAL TEAR BEGINNING AT THE UPPER RETRACTOR RING. NO FUNCTIONAL TESTING COULD BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE RETURN CONDITION OF THE DEVICE. NO CONCLUSION COULD BE REACHED AS TO WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FOUND DAMAGE. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THAT THE DEVICE WAS DAMAGED IN THE PACKING. ANOTHER LIKE DEVICE WAS USED. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEXTRUS SMALL ACCESS RETRACTOR | GCJ | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC | NA | D4JM18 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |