FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS RING (CAR 27)

MDR report key: 1970256 · Received January 14, 2011

Report

Report Number
3005278776-2010-00163
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 14, 2011
Date of Event
November 22, 2010
Report Date
December 17, 2010
Manufacturer
NITI SURGICAL SOLUTIONS LTD.
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K062008
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE MANUFACTURER (NITI SURGICAL SOLUTIONS LTD; (B)(4)) 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 EVALUATION, HOWEVER, THE PRODUCTION HISTORY FILES WERE REVIEWED, INDICATING THAT THE DEVICE WAS RELEASED ACCORDING TO THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE, INCLUDING ABSCESS, IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON COMPLICATIONS OF COLORECTAL ANASTOMOTIC PROCEDURES WITH BOTH STAPLERS AND COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS DEVICES. THE CURRENT CUMULATIVE LEAK RATE FOLLOWING USE OF COLONRING DEVICE IS WITHIN THE LOW RANGE REPORTED IN THE LITERATURE FOR ANASTOMOSIS DEVICES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PATIENT UNDERWENT LAPAROSCOPIC LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION DUE TO A COLON MALIGNANCY USING THE COLONRING DEVICE. ON (B)(6) 2010 (APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS PO), THE PATIENT VISITED THE CLINIC AND COMPLAINED OF DEFECATION DIFFICULTIES. DIGITAL RECTAL EXAM SHOWED WEB AROUND ANASTOMOTIC SITE. THE SURGEON PERFORMED FINGER DILATATION. AT THE NIGHT, THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF ABDOMINAL PAIN AND VISITED ER. AN ABDOMINO-PELVIC CT SCAN WAS PERFORMED DETECTING ABSCESS AT THE PELVIC CAVITY DUE TO ANASTOMOSIS SITE LEAKAGE. AN EMERGENCY OPERATION WAS PERFORMED WITH IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE. FOLLOWING THE OPERATION THE SYMPTOMS WERE RESOLVED.

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 43271210

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Required Intervention LIPITOR| ACTONEL| ASPIRIN 81MG| NIACIN| METFORMIN| PROTONIX