FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
TITAN SGS
MDR report key: 17720451
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Received September 11, 2023
Report
- Report Number
- 3012481535-2023-00008
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 11, 2023
- Date of Event
- August 1, 2023
- Report Date
- August 28, 2023
- Manufacturer
- STANDARD BARIATRICS
- Product Code
- GDW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K210278
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- LA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER A SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY PROCEDURE USING THE TITAN SGS STAPLER, THE PATIENT HAD SEVERE NAUSEA AND VOMITING. AFTER ATTEMPTS TO MANAGE PATIENT'S SYMPTOMS, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A HIGH HEART RATE COMPARED TO NORMAL. IT WAS THEN NOTED VIA CT SCAN THAT A LARGE CLOT HAD APPEARED IN THE PATIENT'S ABDOMEN. IN THE EVENING, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE TEAM SHOULD RE-OPERATE. ON OBSERVATION OF THE ABDOMEN, A LARGE CLOT WAS NOTICED NEAR THE RESECTED STAPLE LINE OF THE STOMACH. AFTER ISOLATING, THERE WAS A SMALL CONTINUOUS BLEED, THE STAPLE LINE WAS OVERSEWN, AND A HEMOSTATIC AGENT WAS APPLIED. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143941 | TITAN SGS | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE | GDW | STANDARD BARIATRICS | SGS23R | NOT REPORTED |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | Hospitalization| R |