FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ENDO STITCH 10MM SUTURING DEVICE
MDR report key: 1343007
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Received March 11, 2009
Report
- Report Number
- 1219930-2009-00188
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 11, 2009
- Date of Event
- February 17, 2009
- Report Date
- March 3, 2009
- Manufacturer
- NORTH HAVEN - USS
- Product Code
- MFJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K934738
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PROCEDURE TYPE: LAPROSCOPIC VAGINAL CUFF REPAIR. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: DURING USE, A SMALL FRAGMENT OF THE NEEDLE WAS LOST IN THE PT. THE FRAGMENT WAS FOUND AND AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REMOVE THIS SMALL TIP OF THE NEEDLE WHICH WAS PROBABLY LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF A CENTIMETER LONG AND AN X-RAY WAS DONE INTRAOPERATIVELY, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF NEEDLE TIP NOTED IN THE PELVIS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENDO STITCH 10MM SUTURING DEVICE | DISPOSABLE SUTURING DEVICE | MFJ | NORTH HAVEN - USS | N8B127 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 YR | Other |