FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PERMACLIP REUSABLE HANDLE W/DISP. CLIP CART

MDR report key: 1084811 · Received July 30, 2008

Report

Report Number
1320894-2008-00110
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 30, 2008
Date of Event
July 1, 2008
Report Date
July 29, 2008
Manufacturer
DESIGN STANDARDS CORP
Product Code
GDO
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WE ARE WAITING FOR THE DEVICE TO BE RETURNED TO CONMED CORP, UTICA, NY. UPON ARRIVAL, WE WILL RETURN THIS DEVICE TO THE MFG SIT FOR HE ENGINEER TO DO AN EVALUATION INVESTIGATION. WHEN THE CLOSING OF THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED, I WILL SEND YOU A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT "AFTER APPLICATION OF THE FIRST CLIP, THE DEVICE JAWS REMAINED IN THE CLOSED POSITION ON THE CYSTIC ARTERY. THE SURGEON TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO OPEN THE JAWS. A HEMORRHAGE TOOK PLACE, THEN HE CONVERTED THE PROCEDURE INTO A LAPAROTOMY AND CONSEQUENT ANASTOMOSIS, AND SUTURE VASCULAR INJURY. THIS PROLONGED THE HOSPITALIZATION."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PERMACLIP REUSABLE HANDLE W/DISP. CLIP CART LAPAROSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER GDO DESIGN STANDARDS CORP NA 0705231

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other