BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    PWRD ECH FLEX 60MM

    MDR report key: 2760614 · Received September 26, 2012

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2012-04352
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    September 26, 2012
    Date of Event
    July 31, 2012
    Report Date
    August 3, 2012
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
    Product Code
    GDW
    PMA / PMN Number
    K110385
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    PA, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). DAMAGED RELEASE BUTTON. THREE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TO DATE NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN PROVIDED. IF FURTHER DETAILS ARE RECEIVED AT A LATER DATE A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT. ON WHAT TISSUE TYPE WAS THE DEVICE USED? AT WHAT LOCATION ON THE TISSUE? ON WHICH FIRING(S) DID THIS EVENT OCCUR (1ST, 2ND, 12TH, ETC.)? DURING WHICH STROKE DID THE EVENT OCCUR? WHAT COLOR CARTRIDGE WAS BEING USED? WHAT OTHER COLOR CARTRIDGES WERE USED BEFORE AND AFTER THIS EVENT? WAS BUTTRESSING MATERIAL UTILIZED? IF SO, WHICH PRODUCT? WAS THE INSTRUMENT FIRED ACROSS OR NEAR AN EXISTING STAPLE LINE OR CLIP? WERE ANY UNEXPECTED NOISES HEARD? IF SO, WHEN? WERE ANY OF THE FORCES HIGHER OR LOWER THAN EXPECTED (CLOSING, FIRING, OR OPENING)? AFTER USE, DID EACH OF THE TRIGGERS AND BUTTONS AUTOMATICALLY RETURN TO THEIR ORIGINAL (PRE-FIRED) POSITIONS, WITHOUT INTERVENTION? WAS THERE ANY DIFFICULTY REMOVING THE DEVICE FROM THE TISSUE? IS THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT THIS DEVICE OR PROCEDURE? WHAT WERE THE PATIENT'S PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS? DOES THE PATIENT HAVE ANY RELEVANT HISTORY OF SURGICAL TREATMENTS? IF SO, WHAT? HOW LONG HAS THE SURGEON BEEN USING THIS DEVICE FOR THIS PROCEDURE (IN YEARS)? WAS THERE A RECENT CONVERSION TO EES DEVICES IN THIS ACCOUNT OR WITH THIS SURGEON? THE ANALYSIS FOUND THAT ONE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS WITHOUT CARTRIDGE RELOAD. FURTHERMORE, THE DEVICE WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE CLAMPING MECHANISM DAMAGED. IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE CONDITION OF THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS, THE DEVICE WAS DISASSEMBLED. UPON DISASSEMBLING, THE CLAMP ARM WAS NOTED TO BE WORN OUT, IT APPEARS THAT THE DEVICE WAS FORCED OPEN WITH THE KNIFE WAS NOT ON THE HOME POSITION. THE INSTRUMENT WAS TESTED FOR FUNCTIONALITY IN THE STRAIGHT POSITION WITH A TEST CARTRIDGE RELOAD AND ACHIEVED ITS COMPLETE FIRING SEQUENCE WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTIES. THE STAPLE LINE AND CUT LINE WERE COMPLETE AND THE STAPLES WERE NOTED TO HAVE THE PROPER B-FORM SHAPE. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS USED DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC SIGMOID RESECTION. ON THE 3RD FIRING THE DEVICE WOULD NOT FIRE. THE HANDLE WAS NOT CLOSING DOWN ALL THE WAY. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 PWRD ECH FLEX 60MM STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE GDW ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA J4AZ21

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1