FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CIRCULAR STAPLER, 29MM DIGITAL LOADING UNIT

MDR report key: 1274444 · Received December 29, 2008

Report

Report Number
2532140-2008-00181
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 29, 2008
Date of Event
November 14, 2007
Report Date
November 14, 2007
Manufacturer
POWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K032701
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CS33 WERE RETURNED AND EVALUATED ONE FROM LOT LC-000396 AND ONE FROM LOT LC-000395. BOTH DEVICES HAD NO DAMAGE AND FIRED ACCEPTABLE STAPLE FORMATION AND TRANSACTION. THE EXPIRATION DATE FOR LC-000396 IS 07/2008. THE MANUFACTURING DATE FOR LC-000396 IS 07/2006.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DEVICE WAS USED DURING A LOWER ANTERIOR RESECTION AND THE DEVICE WOULD NOT GET INTO FIRING RANGE. THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DEVICE AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE WITH THE MANUAL RELEASE. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED, WHICH REQUIRED THE ABDOMEN TO BE REOPENED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE IMPACT TO THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CIRCULAR STAPLER, 29MM DIGITAL LOADING UNIT STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE GDW POWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS LC-000396

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention POWER EXTENDER CURVED| PEC200