FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ILS 29MM, CURVED
MDR report key: 2862402
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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 |