FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOCLIP III 5MM APPLIER W/HEMOSTAY CLIP

MDR report key: 2190463 · Received July 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
1219930-2011-00624
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 29, 2011
Date of Event
May 16, 2011
Report Date
July 14, 2011
Manufacturer
UNITED STATES SURGICAL
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K954435
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE TYPE: LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: DURING SURGERY, IT APPEARED THAT THE CLIPS DEPLOYED CORRECTLY. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, POST OPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE OCCURRED. LAPAROTOMY PERFORMED AND BLOOD REMOVED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLIP HAD COME OFF THE CYSTIC ARTERY AND THE BLEED WAS FROM THE CYSTIC ARTERY STUMP. THE ARTERY WAS RE-CLIPPED. THE PATIENT REQUIRED 11 UNITS OF BLOOD AND 6 WEEKS OF RE-COOPERATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENDOCLIP III 5MM APPLIER W/HEMOSTAY CLIP DISPOSABLE CLIP APPLIER FZP UNITED STATES SURGICAL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R