FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIGACLIP ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER 20 MEDIUM LARGE TITANIUM LIGA

MDR report key: 1182744 · Received October 3, 2008

Report

Report Number
1527736-2008-03764
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 3, 2008
Date of Event
May 8, 2008
Report Date
May 29, 2008
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI)
Product Code
GDO
PMA / PMN Number
K864102
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATE SENT: 06/17/2008. INFO ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAP CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE JAWS DID NOT PROPERLY CLOSE, THUS COME CLIPS FELL OUT CLOSED ONLY IN THEIR DISTAL PART AND SOME FELL DOWN FROM THE DEVICE MISALIGNED AND CROSSED. THE HEMOSTASIS WAS CONTROLLED BY USING ELECTRIC KNIFE. NO ADVERSE PT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIGACLIP ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER 20 MEDIUM LARGE TITANIUM LIGA NONE GDO ETHICON ENDO SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI) NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1