FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
LIFELOK
MDR report key: 15057
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Received August 4, 1994
Report
- Report Number
- MW1003026
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 4, 1994
- Date of Event
- July 20, 1994
- Report Date
- July 26, 1994
- Manufacturer
- PILLING CO.
- Product Code
- DXC
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CLAMP WAS PLACED ON THE SUPRA HEPATIC VENA CAVA. TAPE WAS TIED AROUND CLAMP TO RETRACT IT BACK AND THE JAW OF THE CLAMP BROKE OFF, LEAVING THE CUT VESSEL UNCLAMPED, CAUSING HEMORRHAGE. THIS CLAMP WAS BRAND NEW AND HAD ONLY BEEN USED ONCE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFELOK | VASCULAR CLAMP | DXC | PILLING CO. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 YR | Required Intervention |