FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GIA 60-3.8 SINGLE USE RELOADABLE STAPLER

MDR report key: 1233971 · Received November 14, 2008

Report

Report Number
2647580-2008-00642
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 14, 2008
Date of Event
October 21, 2008
Report Date
October 22, 2008
Manufacturer
PONCE - USS
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K013860
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE TYPE: ILEUS SURGERY, COLECTOMY, FUNCTIONAL END TO END ANASTOMOSIS. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: THE DEVICE WAS FIRED ONTO THE SMALL INTESTINE. BOWEL CONTENT AND BLOOD LEAKED FROM NEAR THE STAPLE LINE. DR GRASPED THE TISSUE BY FORCEPS, AND THEN PERFORMED END TO END ANASTOMOSIS. SECOND FIRING OF DEVICE WAS SUCCESSFUL. THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY OPERATION FROM A VASCULAR SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GIA 60-3.8 SINGLE USE RELOADABLE STAPLER DISPOSABLE SURGICAL STAPLER GDW PONCE - USS UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R GIA: 60-3.8 SINGLE USE LOADING UNIT: CATALOG #| LOT # UNK