FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

COLONRING/COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS RING (CAR27)

MDR report key: 2191115 · Received July 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
3005278776-2011-00036
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 29, 2011
Date of Event
June 7, 2010
Report Date
June 29, 2011
Manufacturer
NITI SURGICAL SOLUTIONS LTD.
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K062008
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE MFR (NITI SURGICAL SOLUTIONS LTD; 3005278776) AND THE IMPORTER (B)(4), AS NITI SURGICAL SOLUTIONS LTD. SERVES AS THE DESIGNATED COMPLAINT HANDLING UNIT FOR BOTH FACILITIES. THE PRODUCTION HISTORY FILES WERE REVIEWED, INDICATING THAT THE DEVICE WAS RELEASED ACCORDING TO ITS SPECS. ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE, INCLUDING ABSCESS, IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON COMPLICATIONS OF COLORECTAL ANASTOMOTIC PROCEDURES WITH NO RELATION TO THE METHOD USED FOR THE CREATION OF THE ANASTOMOSIS. RECTOSCOPIC EXAMS DURING THE FIRST MONTH FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE, LOW ALBUMIN VALUES AND CHEMORADIATED TISSUE ARE CONSIDERED AS RISK FACTOR FOR POSTOPERATIVE LEAKAGE. THE CURRENT CUMULATIVE LEAK RATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE COLONRING DEVICE IS WITHIN THE RANGE REPORTED IN THE LITERATURE FOR OTHER METHODS. AN INDEPENDENT QUALITY AND SAFETY MONITORING COMMITTEE HAS FOUND THE RELATION OF THE EVENT TO THE DEVICE TO BE UNDETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT HAD AN OPEN LAR PROCEDURE FOR MALIGNANT RECTAL TUMOR. THE ANASTOMOSIS WAS CREATED WITH THE COLONRING DEVICE AND ILEOSTOMY WAS CONSTRUCTED. APPENDECTOMY PROCEDURE WAS ALSO PERFORMED WITHIN THE SAME OPERATION. RECTOSCOPIC EXAM BEFORE DISCHARGE REVEALED THAT THE RING IS SLIGHTLY DISLOCATED AND A SMALL INSUFFICIENCY. A DAY AFTER DISCHARGE THE PT RETURNED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH FEVER, WORSENING OF GENERAL CONDITION AND A HIGH OUTPUT STOMA. RECTOSCOPIC EXAM REVEALED THAT THE RING WAS COMPLETELY DISLOCATED AND LOT OF PUS. AFTER 5 RECTOSCOPIC EXAMS, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS ANASTOMOTIC INSUFFICIENCY AND AN ABSCESS. THE PT WAS TREATED WITH LAVAGE. THE RING WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COLONRING/COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS RING (CAR27) IMPLANTABLE CLIP (FZP) FZP NITI SURGICAL SOLUTIONS LTD. COLONRING (CAR27) 43001001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Required Intervention METAMIZOL| PANTOZOL