FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ECHELON*FLEX60 LONG ARTICULATING ENDOSCOPIC LINEAR CUTTER, 60 MM

MDR report key: 1914166 · Received December 3, 2010

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2010-06846
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 3, 2010
Date of Event
November 9, 2010
Report Date
November 9, 2010
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K081146
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL CONTACT. INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE; DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:(B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST OP OF A LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS PROCEDURE, ON POST OP DAY 8, THE PATIENT HAD A GASTRO-JEJUNOSTOMY LEAK. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED ON (B)(6)2010. DURING THE ORIGINAL DATE OF SURGERY, THE SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING WITH THE DEVICES' FUNCTION AT THAT TIME. A LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS PRESENT. THE AGE AND GENDER OF THE PATIENT ARE UNKNOWN. DEVICE DISCARDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ECHELON*FLEX60 LONG ARTICULATING ENDOSCOPIC LINEAR CUTTER, 60 MM STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE GDW ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R CARTRIDGE