FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LIGAMAX-5MM

MDR report key: 2122221 · Received June 13, 2011

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2011-02386
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 13, 2011
Date of Event
May 9, 2011
Report Date
May 20, 2011
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K050344
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
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 SURGEON WAS INSERVICED IN (B)(6) AND AGAIN IN (B)(6) AFTER THE OCCURRENCE OF THIS EVENT. 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 THE DEVICE WAS USED DURING A SINGLE SITE LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY. THE CASE WAS PERFORMED WITH NO ISSUES, THE PATIENT MAY HAVE BEEN RELEASED. THREE DAYS POST OP, THE PATIENT RETURNED AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THERE WAS A BILE LEAK. A TEST WAS PERFORMED TO LOCATE THE LEAK. IT IS UNKNOWN IF OR WHAT WAS DONE TO CONTROL THE BILE LEAK. UNKNOWN PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIGAMAX-5MM CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1