FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIGACLIP MCA LARGE APPLIER

MDR report key: 1820742 · Received September 20, 2007

Report

Report Number
1527736-2007-06266
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 20, 2007
Report Date
September 12, 2007
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI)
Product Code
GDO
PMA / PMN Number
K820837
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE; DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A NEPHRECTOMY PROCEDURE, SURGEON WAS HAVING TROUBLE FIRING THE DEVICE. SOME OF THE CLIPS WOULD COME OUT AND FORM PROPERLY. THEN OTHER CLIPS WOULD NOT FORM OR PLACE ON TISSUE. THEY USED A TOTAL OF SEVEN DEVICES TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE PATIENT. NO RETURN DEVICES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIGACLIP MCA LARGE APPLIER GDO ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI) NA D4HX67

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1