FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ILS 29MM, CURVED
MDR report key: 2871157
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Received December 12, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2012-05658
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 12, 2012
- Date of Event
- November 14, 2012
- Report Date
- December 6, 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
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A RECTUM PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE WOULD NOT STAPLE. DURING A LATERO-TERMINAL ANASTOMOSIS OF THE RECTUM, THE FIRING COULD NOT BE COMPLETE. THERE WERE NOT ANY UNEXPECTED NOISES OR FORCES. THE DEVICE DID NOT STAPLE BUT WHEN THE SURGEON MOVED THE DEVICE, THE STAPLE LINE PERFORATED THE RECTUM. AFTER SUTURING OF THE PERFORATION, THE SAME DEVICE WAS USED TO PERFORM THE ANASTOMOSIS WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. THE DEVICE WAS THEN DISCARDED. THE PATIENT HAS SUFFERED FROM A FISTULA WHICH REQUIRED TWO REOPERATIONS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SENT UPON RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ILS 29MM, CURVED | STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE | GDW | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. | UNK | J4ACC72 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |