FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RIGHT ANGLE LINEAR CUTTER, 45MM DLU

MDR report key: 1180214 · Received September 29, 2008

Report

Report Number
2532140-2008-00067
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 29, 2008
Date of Event
September 5, 2008
Report Date
September 5, 2008
Manufacturer
POWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K012809
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AFTER ANALYSIS, IT APPEARS THAT THE FIRE SIDE DRIVE CLIP OF THE RALC45 WAS BENT INWARDS. THIS MAY HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE RALC45 WAS ATTACHED TO THE IDRIVE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A RALC45 DEVICE WAS CONNECTED TO AN IDRIVEC DEVICE. THE RALC DEVICE WAS CALIBRATED, POSITIONED, THEN CLOSED AND FIRED. A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD, AFTER FIRING SEQUENCE, THE SURGEON NOTED THAT THE TISSUE WAS PARTIALLY CUT AND THAT NO STAPLES WERE PLACED IN THE TISSUE. THE LEAK WAS CLOSED WITH SUTURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RIGHT ANGLE LINEAR CUTTER, 45MM DLU STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE GDW POWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention