FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CIRC BELL AND INSERT

MDR report key: 1938524 · Received December 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
MW5018685
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 22, 2010
Date of Event
December 8, 2010
Report Date
December 15, 2010
Manufacturer
CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORP.
Product Code
FHG
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SURGEON APPLIED GOMCO AND BELL TO INFANT AND TURNED THE CLAMP UNTIL TIGHT. SURGEON CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING DID NOT FEEL RIGHT SO RATHER THAN MAKE USUAL INCISION WITH THE BLADE, MADE A SMALL "NICK". THERE WAS MUCH BLOOD INDICATING THAT THE CLAMP HAD NOT CAUSED HEMOSTASIS AT WHICH TIME SURGEON REMOVED THE GOMCO AND BELL, HELD PRESSURE UNTIL RN COULD GET ANOTHER 1.1 BELL WITH A MATCHING 1.1 RING. NEW RING PLACED ON GOMCO AND BELL APPLIED TO INFANT AND PROCEDURE COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENCE. APPROX 5 ML OF BLOOD LOSS DUE TO BELL (1.1) NOT MATCHED WITH CORRECT RING (PACKAGE FROM CENTURION HAD A 1.3 RING IN THE 1.1 PACKAGE).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CIRC BELL AND INSERT FHG CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORP. 2010080901

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 1 MO Life Threatening| R