FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ETS-FLEX - ENDOSCOPIC ARTICULATING LINEAR CUTTER (VASCULAR/THIN) - 35 MM

MDR report key: 1823764 · Received December 13, 2007

Report

Report Number
1527736-2007-08474
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 13, 2007
Report Date
January 4, 2005
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY, INC (CINCINNATI)
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K020779
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE INSTRUMENT WAS RETURNED WITH THE FIRING TRIGGER DAMAGED AND WITHOUT A CARTRIDGE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS DISASSEMBLED TO VERIFY THE CONDITION OF THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS AND THE FIRING TRIGGER TEETH WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN. NO FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DEVICE RECEIVED WAS RECEIVED WITH NO DETAILS. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PT CONSEQUENCE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ETS-FLEX - ENDOSCOPIC ARTICULATING LINEAR CUTTER (VASCULAR/THIN) - 35 MM GDW ETHICON ENDO SURGERY, INC (CINCINNATI) NA Y59YL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1