FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER

MDR report key: 2230371 · Received September 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2011-03621
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 1, 2011
Report Date
August 9, 2011
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
Product Code
FZP
PMA / PMN Number
K864102
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
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 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 DURING MULTIPLE LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURES THERE WERE MALFORMED PEAR SHAPED CLIPS OBSERVED DURING THE CASES FOR THE YEAR. THERE IS NO CONFIRMATION ON HOW MAY PROCEDURES, SPECIFIC DETAILS, EVENT DATES OR LOT OR BATCH NUMBERS FOR THE DEVICES INVOLVED IN THE CASES. ALL DEVICES WERE DISCARDED. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1