FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
TA30-V3S STAPLER
MDR report key: 1853949
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Received September 29, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 2647580-2010-00797
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 29, 2010
- Date of Event
- August 31, 2010
- Report Date
- August 31, 2010
- Manufacturer
- USSC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- GDW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K013860
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SN
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PROCEDURE TYPE: LEFT LUNG LOWER LOBE RESECTION. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: INTRAOPERATIVE USE (B)(4) A LOWER LOBE PULMONARY VEIN OCCLUSION, EQUIPMENT OPERATING PROPERLY, HANDLE LOCK CLOSING DEVICE. AFTER THE DEVICE WAS FIRED, THE SURGEON USED A PAIR OF SCISSORS TO CUT ALONG THE DISTAL EDGE VESSELS. THEN PRESSED THE BLACK RELEASE BUTTON, AND JAWS OPENED. THEN, NO STAPLES WERE FOUND ON THE PROXIMAL VASCULAR, LEADING TO SUDDEN INTRAOPERATIVE VENOUS BLEEDING. DIRECTOR IN A TIMELY MANNER CLAMPED THE VASCULAR VESSELS WITH A HEMOSTAT SUTURE. FORTUNATELY, THE BLEEDING WAS A SMALL AMOUNT. THERE WAS NO ADD'L BLEEDING, NO TISSUE DAMAGE, AND OPERATING ROOM TIME WAS NOT EXTENDED OVER 30MINS. NO PT INJURY WAS REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TA30-V3S STAPLER | DISPOSABLE SURGICAL STAPLER | GDW | USSC PUERTO RICO | P0D0280 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 YR |