FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIGACLIP ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER 20 LARGE TITANIUM LIGATING CL

MDR report key: 1252963 · Received December 9, 2008

Report

Report Number
1527736-2008-03445
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 9, 2008
Date of Event
April 23, 2008
Report Date
May 5, 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
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE ER420 INSTRUMENT (A) WAS RETURNED IN GOOD VISUAL CONDITION. THE INSTRUMENT WAS CYCLED, FED AND EJECTED THE REMAINING CLIPS. THE INSTRUMENT LOCKED OUT WAS FUNCTIONAL. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE ER420 INSTRUMENT (B) WAS RETURNED IN GOOD VISUAL CONDITION. THE INSTRUMENT WAS CYCLED, FED AND EJECTED THE REMAINING CLIPS. THE INSTRUMENT LOCKED 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 AN UNK PROCEDURE, MISFIRE-IT DID NOT FIRE NOR CLAMP TISSUE. UNK HOW CASE WAS COMPLETED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIGACLIP ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER 20 LARGE TITANIUM LIGATING CL NONE GDO ETHICON ENDO SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI) NA D4G43G

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1