FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SPACEMAKER I

MDR report key: 168894 · Received May 21, 1998

Report

Report Number
2951239-1998-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 21, 1998
Manufacturer
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS
Product Code
GCJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
INVALID DATA

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BLADDER WAS PERFORATED DURING LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA REPAIR. THE BALLOON DISSECTOR WAS INFLATED AND APPEARED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BALLOON DID NOT APPEAR TO MALFUNCTION. A TROCAR (NOT GSI TROCAR) WAS INSERTED; VIA ENDOSCOPE, A TEAR IN THE BLADDER WAS OBSERVED. ENDOSCOPIC REPAIR OF THE BLADDER WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL; PROCEDURE CONVERTED TO OPEN. BLADDER TEAR WAS REPAIRED VIA OPEN SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SPACEMAKER I BALLOON DISSECTOR GCJ GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS 900CC UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention