FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

MEDTRONIC/COVIDIEN SURGICAL STAPLERS

MDR report key: 20639651 · Received November 7, 2024

Report

Report Number
MW5162323
Event Type
Other
Date Received
November 7, 2024
Date of Event
November 17, 2021
Report Date
November 5, 2024
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC, INC.
Product Code
GAG
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY
Health Professional
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Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

MS. (B)(6). SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY REQUIRING SURGICAL INTERVENTION USING AN FDA GRADING OF INJURIES RESULTING FROM USE OF A MALFUNCTIONING MEDTRONIC/COVIDIEN SURGICAL STAPLER. HER INJURIES WHICH WERE CAUSED BY AN ANASTOMOTIC LEAK WITHIN 6 DAYS OF SURGERY INCLUDE: LIFE THREATENING INJURIES (INTENSIVE CARE TREATMENT, ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY, SEPSIS, EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION, AND SUBSEQUENT SURGERIES) TO CORRECT ANY INJURIES. REF REPORTS: MW5162319, MW5162320, MW5162321, MW5162322.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1540475 MEDTRONIC/COVIDIEN SURGICAL STAPLERS STAPLER, SURGICAL GAG MEDTRONIC, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown