FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROXIMATE RELOADABLE LINEAR CUTTER WITH SAFTEY LOCK-OUT

MDR report key: 1564181 · Received December 21, 2009

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2009-07826
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 21, 2009
Date of Event
September 25, 2009
Report Date
November 27, 2009
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K020779
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE STAPLES WOULD NOT HOLD. THE ANASTOMOSIS WAS FOUND OPEN ACROSS THE WHOLE LINE OF STAPLES. THERE WAS A REOPERATION. THE EVENT OUTCOME WAS PERITONITIS, COLONIC ABLATION AND STOMA. REQUESTED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON 12/21/2009.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROXIMATE RELOADABLE LINEAR CUTTER WITH SAFTEY LOCK-OUT GDW STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE GDW ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA F4P569

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R CARTRIDGE