COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS RING (CAR 27)
Report
- Report Number
- 3005278776-2010-00144
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 3, 2010
- Date of Event
- October 3, 2010
- Report Date
- October 4, 2010
- Manufacturer
- NITI SURGICAL SOLUTIONS, LTD.
- Product Code
- FZP
- PMA / PMN Number
- K062008
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- BE
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
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 PRODUCTION HISTORY FILES WERE REVIEWED, INDICATING THAT THE DEVICE WAS RELEASED ACCORDING TO THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND EVALUATED. NO FAILURE WAS DETECTED AND THE RING WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ITS SPECIFICATIONS. ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON COMPLICATIONS OF COLORECTAL ANASTOMOTIC PROCEDURES WITH THE CURRENT CUMULATIVE LEAK RATE FOUND WITH THE USE OF THE COLON RING DEVICE IS WITHIN THE LOW RANGE REPORTED IN THE LITERATURE FOR ANASTOMOSIS DEVICES. THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH SIGNIFICANT UNDERWEIGHT (B)(6). PATIENT'S CO-MORBIDITIES INCLUDING HEAVY NICOTINE AND ALCOHOL ABUSE, AS WELL AS HIS IMPAIRED NUTRITIONAL STATUS PRIOR TO THE COLORECTAL SURGERY (I.E. LOW ALBUMIN) ARE KNOWN TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF ANASTOMOTIC FAILURE.
A LEAK WAS REPORTED IN A PT WHO UNDERWENT LAPAROSCOPIC ANTERIOR RESECTION PROCEDURE, DUE TO DIVERTICULITIS: "PATIENT STARTED TO SUFFER FROM ABDOMINAL PAINS ON OCTOBER 3RD. HE ARRIVED TO THE HOSPITAL ON OCTOBER 4TH. HE HAD: SWOLLEN ABDOMEN, VOMITING, CREPITUS RIGHT SIDE. ON OCTOBER 5TH, A CT SCAN DEMONSTRATED A PROBABLE PERFORATION ON THE CRANIAL SIDE OF THE ANASTOMOSIS. ON OCTOBER 5TH, A TAKE DOWN OF THE ANASTOMOSIS AS WELL AS A HARTMANN PROCEDURE WERE PERFORMED."
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) | 43001006 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 YR | Required Intervention | AMOXICILLINE| CALVULAANZUUR |