FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ILS 29MM, CURVED

MDR report key: 2862402 · Received December 10, 2012

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2012-05516
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 10, 2012
Date of Event
November 14, 2012
Report Date
November 16, 2012
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K983536
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAP LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION PROCEDURE, PER THE SURGEON: PATIENT HAD A LOT OF CLOTS AND BLOOD WHEN A RECTAL EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED. THERE WAS A DROP IN THE HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL ALSO. BLEEDING WAS NOTICED POST-OP AND STAPLE LINE WAS PACKED WITH GEL FOAM AND EPINEPHRINE. NO NEED TO GO BACK IN LAPAROSCOPICALLY. THE BLEEDING WAS TAKEN CARE OF POST-OP TRANSANALLY. THERE WERE NO OTHER REPORTED PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ILS 29MM, CURVED STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE GDW ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. UNK H44U26

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention