FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 2061639 · Received April 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2011-01550
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 18, 2011
Report Date
March 24, 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
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE; DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED BECAUSE NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. AS A LOT NUMBER WAS NOT RECEIVED, A DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE THE CLIPS WOULD NOT HOLD ON THE VESSEL. THE CLIPS FELL INTO THE PATIENT BUT WERE RETRIEVED. THEY ONLY FIRED SIX CLIPS FROM THE DEVICE. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE WITH NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED.

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