FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS RING (CAR 27)

MDR report key: 1884933 · Received October 14, 2010

Report

Report Number
3005278776-2010-00139
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 14, 2010
Date of Event
September 8, 2010
Report Date
September 17, 2010
Manufacturer
NITI SURGICAL SOLUTIONS, LTD.
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K062008
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE MANUFACTURER (NITI SURGICAL SOLUTIONS LTD; 3005278776) AND THE IMPORTER (B)(4), AS NITI SURGICAL SOLUTIONS LTD. SERVES AS THE DESIGNATED COMPLAINT HANDLING UNIT FOR BOTH FACILITIES. THE DEVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVAL, HOWEVER, THE PRODUCTION HISTORY FILES WERE REVIEWED, INDICATING THAT THE DEVICE WAS RELEASED ACCORDING TO THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. NO FURTHER CONCLUSIONS COULD BE DRAWN BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFO. ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON COMPLICATIONS OF COLORECTAL SURGERIES WITH BOTH STAPLERS AND COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS DEVICES. THE CURRENT CUMULATIVE LEAK RATE FOUND WITH THE USE OF THE CAR DEVICE IS WITHIN THE LOW RANGE REPORTED IN THE LITERATURE FOR ANASTOMOSIS DEVICES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A LEAK WAS REPORTED IN PT WHO UNDERWENT AN HAND ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION PROCEDURE, DUE TO RECTAL CANCER WITH ANASTOMOSIS CREATED WITH THE CAR DEVICE: "THE PT WENT HOME ON POD 3, CAME BACK TO ER ON POD 7, X-RAY SHOWED FREE AIR. HE WAS TOOK TO OPERATING ROOM, REVEALED A POSTERIOR TEAR. THE PT WAS DIVERTED."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS RING (CAR 27) IMPLANTABLE CLIP (FZP) FZP NITI SURGICAL SOLUTIONS, LTD. CAR 27/COLONRING 43271215

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR Required Intervention