BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    LIGAMAX-5MM

    MDR report key: 1881253 · Received October 25, 2010

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2010-06035
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    October 25, 2010
    Date of Event
    August 6, 2010
    Report Date
    August 10, 2010
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
    Product Code
    FZP
    PMA / PMN Number
    K050344
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    JA
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). DEVICE FIRED THROUGH LOCKOUT. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED PARTIALLY CYCLED. UPON CYCLING THE DEVICE, IT WAS NOTED TO BE EMPTY AND THE LOCKOUT HAD BEEN FIRED THROUGH. THE INSTRUMENT IS DESIGNED TO LOCK OUT AFTER ALL THE CLIPS HAVE BEEN FIRED; THEREFORE, A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE CUSTOMER REPORTED EXPERIENCE IS THE FIRING OF ALL OF THE CLIPS AND THE INSTRUMENT "WOULD NOT FIRE" (ACTIVATION OF THE LOCK OUT MECHANISM). THE INSTRUMENT HAS AN ORANGE INDICATOR THAT APPEARS ON THE TOP OF THE HANDLE AS A REFERENCE FOR THE USER AS TO THE QUANTITY OF CLIPS REMAINING. 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 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE CLIP WAS FIRED PROPERLY TILL THE SECOND FIRING, THE THIRD CLIP WAS NOT FED INTO THE JAW. AS THE TRIGGER COULD BE GRASPED, THE DOCTOR TRIED TO FEED THE CLIP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT COULD NOT. ANOTHER COMPETITIVE DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 LIGAMAX-5MM CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA G4RE0U

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1