IDRIVE POWERED HANDLE
Report
- Report Number
- 1219930-2011-00642
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 29, 2011
- Date of Event
- July 11, 2011
- Report Date
- July 15, 2011
- Manufacturer
- UNITED STATES SURGICAL
- Product Code
- GDW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K102325
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4).
PROCEDURE: LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION. ACCORDING TO THE RPTR: DURING THE CASE, THE TECH PLACED THE RELOAD ONTO THE HANDLE AND DID A TEST OUTSIDE THE PT CAVITY. THE RELOAD CALIBRATED CORRECTLY SURGEON THEN TOOK THE DEVICE AND PRESSED THE FIRE BUTTON BY MISTAKE. AFTER THE DEVICE WAS FIRED, THE DOCTOR PUSHED THE OPEN BUTTON AT WHICH TIME THE JAWS WOULD NOT OPEN. THE TECH THEN UNLOADED THE RELOAD WHILE IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE TECH ATTACHED A NEW RELOAD TO HANDLE THE JAWS OF THE RELOAD AGAIN CALIBRATED CORRECTLY. THE SURGEON THEN INSERTED THE DEVICE INTO THE PELVIS, PLACED THE JAWS AT THE DISTAL END OF THE RECTUM AND THEN THE SURGEON CLOSED THE JAWS AND FIRED THE DEVICE. AFTER FIRING THE DEVICE, THE SURGEON AGAIN COULD NOT OPEN JAWS. THE SURGEON DID TRY SEVERAL TIME TO REMOVE THE UNIT WITH THE SAME OUTCOME. WITH A LIGHT WIGGLE OF THE DEVICE, THE DEVICE SEPARATED FROM THE RECTUM. THE SURGEON STATED A GOOD STAPLE LINE WAS FORMED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IDRIVE POWERED HANDLE | SURGICAL STAPLER | GDW | UNITED STATES SURGICAL |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANUFACTURE DATE: 04/2011| IDRIVE BATTERY, INTB100| IDRIVE RIGHT ANGLE LINEAR CUTTER SULU, INTRALC45| LOT NUMBER: L1D02UXR, EXP DATE: 04/30/2014 |