FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GIA 80-3.8 SINGLE USE RELOADABLE STAPLER

MDR report key: 1993496 · Received February 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
2647580-2011-00079
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 8, 2011
Date of Event
January 4, 2011
Report Date
January 12, 2011
Manufacturer
USSC PUERTO RICO
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K013860
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE TYPE: COLON RESECTION/RIGHT COLON. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: A LEAK THROUGH THE GIA STAPLE LINE WAS FOUND FOUR DAY POST-OP (ANASTOMOTIC LEAK). PT REQUIRED ANOTHER SURGERY TO CORRECT LEAK. THE ORIGINAL SURGERY WAS RIGHT COLON RESECTION TO REMOVE A TUMOR. NO ISSUES ON THE ORIGINAL SURGERY. RE-OPERATION TOOK PLACE ON (B)(6) 2011, THE STAPLE LINE WAS INTACT, HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK AT THE ANASTOMOTIC STAPLE LINE. PT RECOVERED AFTER SECOND SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GIA 80-3.8 SINGLE USE RELOADABLE STAPLER DISPOSABLE SURGICAL STAPLER GDW USSC PUERTO RICO UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention