FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
HULKA FALLOPIAN TUBE CLIP
MDR report key: 278584
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Received May 17, 2000
Report
- Report Number
- 1418479-2000-00036
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 17, 2000
- Date of Event
- April 18, 2000
- Report Date
- April 18, 2000
- Manufacturer
- RICHARD WOLF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP.
- Product Code
- HGB
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A FALLOPIAN TUBE CLIP WAS BEING APPLIED WHEN THE METAL SPRING COMPONENT REPORTEDLY PUSHED THE PLASTIC JAWS AWAY, INSTEAD OF SLIDING OVER IT. THE CLIP THEN CAME APART AND FELL INTO THE ABDOMEN. BOTH COMPONENT PARTS WERE RETRIEVED AFTER A SECOND INCISION WAS MADE. ANOTHER CLIP WAS APPLIED WITH NO PROBLEM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HULKA FALLOPIAN TUBE CLIP | FALLOPIAN TUBE CLIP | HGB | RICHARD WOLF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP. | 4986.09 | 1272 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 YR | Hospitalization |