BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER

    MDR report key: 2243410 · Received September 12, 2011

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2011-03741
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    September 12, 2011
    Date of Event
    August 15, 2011
    Report Date
    August 24, 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
    JA
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). JAWS. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AND UPON INSPECTION THE JAWS WERE FOUND TO BE IN A YIELDED CONDITION MAKING THE DEVICE NON-FUNCTIONAL. POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THE CONDITION FOUND MAY BE IF THE DEVICE IS CLOSED OVER AN EXISTING HARD OBJECT OR CLIP PLACING STRESS ON THE JAWS CAUSING THEM TO DISTORT OR YIELD AND NOT RETURN TO THEIR ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS/POSITION OR EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF TORQUE TO THE JAWS WHEN POSITIONING THE DEVICE ON A VESSEL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AS PART OF OUR QUALITY PROCESS, EACH DEVICE IS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED DURING MANUFACTURING TO ENSURE THE DEVICE MEETS THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. IT IS KNOWN FROM THE HISTORY OF THE DEVICE THAT THE CONDITION OF THE JAWS MAY LEAD DROPPING/EJECTED CLIPS. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED AND THE FOLLOWING WAS OBTAINED: WHAT VESSEL OR STRUCTURE WAS THE DEVICE FIRED ON AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT? ---AROUND THE LIVER. WAS THE CLIP FULLY ADVANCED INTO THE JAWS PRIOR TO FIRING? ---NO. WAS THERE ANY TORQUING OR TWISTING OF THE DEVICE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF FIRING? ---NO INFORMATION. WAS ANY UNEXPECTED RESISTANCE FELT WHILE FIRING THE TRIGGER? ---NO. WERE ANY UNEXPECTED NOISES HEARD? ---NO INFORMATION. DID ANYTHING UNEXPECTED HAPPEN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT? ---NO. WAS THE DEVICE FIRED AFTER THIS INCIDENT IN OR OUT OF THE PATIENT? ---NO INFORMATION. WHAT WERE THE INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY? WHAT WAS FOUND? ---NO INFORMATION. DOES THE PATIENT HAVE ANY RELEVANT HISTORY OF SURGICAL TREATMENTS? ---NO INFORMATION. DID SOMEBODY OTHER THAN THE PRIMARY SURGEON FIRE THE INSTRUMENT? ---NO INFORMATION. WAS THERE A RECENT CONVERSION TO EES DEVICES IN THIS ACCOUNT OR WITH THIS SURGEON? ---NO INFORMATION.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAP HEPATECTOMY, A CLIP WAS EJECTED AND DROPPED INSIDE THE PATIENT'S ABDOMINAL CAVITY AT THE 1ST FIRING. THE DROPPED CLIP WAS RETRIEVED THROUGH A TROCAR WITH A FORCEPS. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 ROTATING MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIER CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA H43N3D

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1