FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LIGACLIP RIGH ANGLE MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 179272 · Received July 27, 1998

Report

Report Number
1527736-1998-02228
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 27, 1998
Date of Event
February 1, 1998
Report Date
July 13, 1998
Manufacturer
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
GDO
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE REP THE SURGEON USED A LAPAROSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER DURING THE CASE (EXACT EVENT AND PROCEDURE DATE UNKNOWN) TO SEAL THE CYSTIC DUCT AND ARTERY. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO NOTICED PROBLEMS. IN RECOVERY, PT COMPLAINED OF MORE DIFFICULTY THAN NORMAL. WHEN CONDITION WORSENED, PT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO SURGERY. WHEN PT WAS OPENED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MOST PROXIMAL CLIP ON THE CYSTIC DUCT HAD COME OFF AND THERE WAS A SUBSEQUENT BILE LEAK. PT WAS REEXPLORED 24 HOURS AFTER INITIAL LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIGACLIP RIGH ANGLE MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER CLIP APPLIER GDO ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention