BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    PROXIMATE ILS CURVED CIR STAPL

    MDR report key: 2232879 · Received September 2, 2011

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2011-03634
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    September 2, 2011
    Date of Event
    August 15, 2011
    Report Date
    August 15, 2011
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
    Product Code
    GDW
    PMA / PMN Number
    K983536
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    TW
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). ANVIL_NOT RETURNED. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE DEVICE ARRIVED WITH THE ANVIL MISSING, OTHERWISE IN GOOD VISUAL CONDITION. AS THE ORIGINAL ANVIL WAS NOT RECEIVED, FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITH THE ORIGINAL ANVIL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE BREAKAWAY WASHER WAS NOT PRESENT AND THERE WERE NO STAPLES PRESENT. THE DEVICE WAS RELOADED WITH STAPLES, A NEW WASHER WAS PLACED ON THE DEVICE AND IT WAS TESTED FOR FUNCTIONALITY WITH A TEST ANVIL; IT FIRED AND FORMED ALL THE STAPLES AS WELL AS COMPLETELY CUT THE TEST MEDIA AND THE BREAKAWAY WASHER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE STAPLE LINE WAS COMPLETE AND THE STAPLES WERE NOTED TO HAVE THE PROPER B-FORMED SHAPE. A BATCH RECORD REVIEW WAS PERFORMED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

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    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, STAPLES FORMED WELL BUT THERE WAS NO CUTTING. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 PROXIMATE ILS CURVED CIR STAPL STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE GDW ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 64 YR Other| R