BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER

    MDR report key: 2792517 · Received October 16, 2012

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2012-04749
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    October 16, 2012
    Date of Event
    October 3, 2012
    Report Date
    October 12, 2012
    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): INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: WHICH FIRING OF THE DEVICE DID THIS EVENT OCCUR ON?---AFTER SEVERAL FIRINGS. WHAT VESSEL OR STRUCTURE WAS THE DEVICE FIRED ON AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT? ---BLOOD VESSEL. 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 INFORMATION. WERE ANY UNEXPECTED NOISES HEARD? IF SO, WHEN? ---NO INFORMATION. DID ANYTHING UNEXPECTED HAPPEN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT? ---NO INFORMATION. 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? IF SO, WHAT? ---NO INFORMATION. DID SOMEBODY OTHER THAN THE PRIMARY SURGEON FIRE THE INSTRUMENT? IF SO, WHOM? ---NO INFORMATION. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE INSTRUMENT WAS RETURNED IN GOOD VISUAL CONDITION. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE REPORTED INCIDENT, THE DEVICE WAS TESTED FOR FUNCTIONALITY. UPON TESTING THE DEVICE FOR FUNCTIONALITY THE DEVICE WAS CYCLED, FED, AND FORMED SIX CLIPS AS INTENDED AND IT EJECTED ONE CLIP. FINALLY, IT LOCKED OUT AS INTENDED. PLEASE NOTE THAT AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL ROOT CAUSE OF THE DROPPING/EJECTED CLIPS. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE CLIP EJECTED AFTER SEVERAL FIRINGS. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER CLIP, IMPLANTABLE FZP ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA H43Z14

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1