FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC

MDR report key: 1344430 · Received March 16, 2009

Report

Report Number
MW5010314
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 16, 2009
Date of Event
March 10, 2009
Report Date
March 13, 2009
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC
Product Code
GDO
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THREE DIFFERENT LIGACLIP APPLIERS WERE USED AND ALL 3 OF THEM MALFUNCTIONED. ITEM DESCRIPTION IS LIGACLIP 12MM ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER WHICH CONTAINS 20 LARGE TITANIUM CLIPS. LOT# C4FT87, EXP: 10-2011. LOT# E4LD5H, EXP: 5-2013. AND LOT# D4J13X EXP: 7-2012. THE PROBLEM HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED TO THE ETHICON DEVICE COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC LIGACLIP 12-L GDO ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC ER420 CFFT87
2 ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC LIGACLIP 12-L GDO ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC E4LD5H
3 ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC LIGACLIP 12-L GDO ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC D4J13X

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 61 YR