FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 1834571 · Received September 15, 2010

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2010-05266
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 15, 2010
Date of Event
August 4, 2010
Report Date
August 25, 2010
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K864102
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
EI
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE; DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON CLAIMS THAT THE CLIPS ARE NOT FORMING CORRECTLY. SURGEON CLAIMS THAT SOME OF THE CLIPS ARE NOT FULLY CLOSING AND THAT OTHERS WERE CLOSING AT THE DISTAL END BUT NOT FULLY AT THE PROXIMAL END. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER DISPOSED OF THE DEVICE; NO DEVICE WILL BE RETURNING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1