FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FZP CLIP, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 1373512 · Received May 4, 2009

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2009-02678
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 4, 2009
Date of Event
April 1, 2009
Report Date
April 10, 2009
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K003777
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SD, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATE SENT: 5/4/2009. INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE, DEVICE NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A BREAST BIOPSY, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPLOY THE MARKER, ENCOUNTERED SOME RESISTANCE BUT MANAGED TO PUSH THE MARKER FORWARD TO DEPLOY INTO THE BREAST. THEY WAITED A FEW MINUTES, PULLED THE COMPLETE SET OUT OF THE BREAST AND NOTICED THE MARKER AND PART OF THE APPLICATOR HAD SHEARED OFF IN THE BREAST. THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE PT FROM THE TABLE, MADE A THREE AND ONE HALF INCISION IN THE BREAST AND EXCISED THE MARKER AND SHEARED APPLICATOR OUT OF THE BREAST. THE INCISION WAS CLOSED WITH SUTURES AND THE PT WENT HOME THE SAME DAY. ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER, THE PT IS HEALING FINE. ALL PARTS OF THE DEVICE WERE DISPOSED OF. NO OTHER MARKER WAS DEPLOYED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FZP CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC NA D4GX08

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 CONTROL MODULE| HOLSTER| PROBE