FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ENDOPATH ETS
MDR report key: 280838
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Received June 1, 2000
Report
- Report Number
- 1527736-2000-02391
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 1, 2000
- Date of Event
- April 27, 2000
- Report Date
- May 5, 2000
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY
- Product Code
- KOG
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE RISK MANAGER THAT THE PRODUCT WAS USED IN A LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT (TSB45) WAS FIRED ACROSS THE APPENDIX AND THERE WAS BLEEDING. THE BLEEDING STOPPED AFTER A CLIP APPLIER WAS USED. THERE WAS NO CONSEQUENCE TO THE PT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENDOPATH ETS | LINEAR CUTTERS - ENDOSCOPIC | KOG | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY | NA | NEGD99 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNKNOWN | Other |