FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIGACLIP ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER 20 LARGE TITANIUM LIGATING CL

MDR report key: 1130330 · Received August 20, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2008-01307
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 20, 2008
Date of Event
April 14, 2008
Report Date
July 29, 2008
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K864102
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CLIPS. EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE ER420 INSTRUMENT (A) WAS RETURNED IN GOOD VISUAL CONDITION. THE INSTRUMENT WAS CYCLED, FED AND FORMED 8 CLIPS CONFORMING, HOWEVER, AFTER THE EIGHT FIRING THE REMAINING CLIPS WERE EJECTED. THE INSTRUMENT LOCK OUT WAS FUNCTIONAL. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE ER420 INSTRUMENT (B) WAS RETURNED IN GOOD VISUAL CONDITION. THE INSTRUMENT WAS CYCLED, FED AND FORMED 6 CLIPS CONFORMING, HOWEVER, AFTER THE SIXTH FIRING THE REMAINING CLIPS WERE EJECTED. THE INSTRUMENT LOCK OUT WAS FUNCTIONAL. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED THE CIRCUMSTANCES AS THEY WERE REPORTED TO US. IN ADDITION, COMPLAINT INFO IS TRENDED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED. A BATCH RECORD REVIEW WAS PERFORMED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND DURING THE MFG PROCESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, THE COMPLAINT WRITTEN ON THE BOXES SAID "MISFIRED" THAT IS ALL THE INFO GIVEN. THERE WERE NO PT CONSEQUENCES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIGACLIP ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER 20 LARGE TITANIUM LIGATING CL FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC NA D4HC2U

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1