FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PREMIUM CEEA 25

MDR report key: 16789 · Received August 29, 1994

Report

Report Number
16789
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 29, 1994
Date of Event
April 12, 1994
Report Date
May 5, 1994
Manufacturer
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP.
Product Code
GAG
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
INVALID DATA

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A COLON RESECTION, MD NOTED UNFAMILIAR SOUND WHEN EEA STAPLER ACTIVATED. EEA STAPLER WAS REMOVED AND EXAMINED BY MD TO DETERMINE IF IT MIS-FIRED. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE. PATIENT THEN UNDERWENT DOUBLE BARREL COLOSTOMY, UNPLANNED, THAT ADDED THREE HOURS TO CASE. NO EVIDENCE OF STAPLES WAS SEEN ON X-RAYS. VERBAL REPORT GIVEN TO MANUFACTURER APRIL 12, 1994.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PREMIUM CEEA 25 DISPOSABLE SURGICAL STAPLER GAG UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP. AUTO SUTURE PREMIUM CEEA 25 P2L85K

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Hospitalization| R| S