FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DUET TRS 60 3.5MM ARTICULATING SULU

MDR report key: 1871980 · Received October 8, 2010

Report

Report Number
1219930-2010-00783
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 8, 2010
Date of Event
October 6, 2010
Report Date
October 6, 2010
Manufacturer
UNITED STATES SURGICAL
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K080898
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE: SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: WHILE FIRING THE LAST LOAD ON THE SLEEVE AROUND THE ANGLE OF HISS, THE DEVICE CUT BUT DID NOT STAPLE APPROX 1/4 OF THE TISSUE AT THE PROXIMAL END ON ONE SIDE. STAPLES DID FORM AT THE DISTAL END AND THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STAPLE LINE. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO GATHER THE TISSUE THAT HAD NOT BEEN STAPLED, AND APPLIED ONE SIDE OF A TRI-STAPLE RELOAD USING A PARTIAL FIRING CYCLE. THE SURGEON THEN OVER SEWED THE AREA AND APPLIED FIBRAN GLUE. OPERATING ROOM TIME WAS DELAYED OVER 30 MINUTES BUT NOT MORE THAN 1 HOUR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DUET TRS 60 3.5MM ARTICULATING SULU DISPOSABLE STAPLER GDW UNITED STATES SURGICAL N0F0656

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1