BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER

    MDR report key: 2061578 · Received April 18, 2011

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2011-01544
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    April 18, 2011
    Date of Event
    March 21, 2011
    Report Date
    March 22, 2011
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
    Product Code
    FZP
    PMA / PMN Number
    K864102
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    CO, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. USER FACILITY MEDWATCH ATTACHED. FOLLOW UP IS BEING CONDUCTED TO INQUIRE IF EES CAN PERFORM AN ANALYSIS.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). JAWS. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AND UPON INSPECTION THE JAWS WERE FOUND TO BE IN A YIELDED CONDITION MAKING THE DEVICE NON-FUNCTIONAL. POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THE CONDITION FOUND MAY BE IF THE DEVICE IS CLOSED OVER AN EXISTING HARD OBJECT OR CLIP PLACING STRESS ON THE JAWS CAUSING THEM TO DISTORT OR YIELD AND NOT RETURN TO THEIR ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS/POSITION OR EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF TORQUE TO THE JAWS WHEN POSITIONING THE DEVICE ON A VESSEL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AS PART OF OUR QUALITY PROCESS, EACH DEVICE IS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED DURING MANUFACTURING TO ENSURE THE DEVICE MEETS THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. IT IS KNOWN FROM THE HISTORY OF THE DEVICE THAT THE CONDITION OF THE JAWS MAY LEAD DROPPING/EJECTED CLIPS. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE THE CLIPS WERE EJECTING AFTER THE THIRD FIRING. THE SURGEON RETRIEVED THE CLIPS AND THEN USED A SECOND LIKE DEVICE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 35 YR