FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOL ML 5MM ENDO APPLIER

MDR report key: 13951866 · Received March 30, 2022

Report

Report Number
3011137372-2022-00051
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 30, 2022
Date of Event
February 28, 2022
Report Date
March 15, 2022
Manufacturer
TELEFLEX MEDICAL
Product Code
GDO
UDI-DI
24026704696813
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SN
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). PER CUSTOMER PROVIDED INFORMATION THE DHR FOR THE ALLEGED INSTRUMENT WAS REVIEWED AND FOUND COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY IRREGULARITIES. THE ALLEGED INSTRUMENT WAS PRODUCED AT THE TECOMET, INC. KENOSHA WI FACILITY AS PART OF A 50 PC. LOT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019. THIS INSTRUMENT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR REVIEW OR EVALUATION THEREFORE WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR VALIDATE THE ALLEGED COMPLAINT. ALL 50 INSTRUMENTS FROM THIS LOT WERE 100% VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FUNCTION TESTED PRIOR TO SHIPMENT TO THE CUSTOMER AS THIS IS A STANDARDIZED PROCEDURE AT THIS FACILITY FOR THIS PRODUCT LINE. DUE TO THESE FINDINGS, NO FURTHER ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO THIS COMPLAINT AND THIS RECORD WILL BE DEEMED CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER (B)(4) BRANCH COMPLAINS THAT NEWLY USED, LESS THAN 3 MONTHS, HEMLOCK ML ENDO APPLIERS GET EASILY MISALIGNED. THIS COMPLAINT IS AN ADDITIONAL TO THEIR PREVIOUS REPORTS OF THE SAME QUALITY ISSUE, 9 EA OF HOL ML ENDO APPLIERS MISALIGNED JAWS AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. ACCORDING TO THEIR OBSERVATION, APPLIERS BOUGHT 2016 ONWARDS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM COMPARED TO EARLIER THAN 2015 APPLIERS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

(B)(6) MEDICAL CENTER - QUEZON CITY BRANCH COMPLAINS THAT NEWLY USED, LESS THAN 3 MONTHS, HEMLOCK ML ENDO APPLIERS GET EASILY MI SALIGNED. THIS COMPLAINT IS AN ADDITIONAL TO THEIR PREVIOUS REPORTS OF THE SAME QUALITY ISSUE, 9 EA OF HOL ML ENDO APPLIERS MISALIGNED JAWS AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. ACCORDING TO THEIR OBSERVATION, APPLIERS BOUGHT 2016 ONWARDS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM COMPARED TO EARLIER THAN 2015 APPLIERS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
782787 HOL ML 5MM ENDO APPLIER APPLIER, SURGICAL, CLIP GDO TELEFLEX MEDICAL IPN915189 06C1985935 24026704696813

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown