LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2012-05667
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 13, 2012
- Date of Event
- November 28, 2012
- Report Date
- November 30, 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
(B)(4).
(B)(4). THE ANALYSIS RESULTS OF THE DEVICE FOUND THAT IT WAS RECEIVED IN GOOD VISUAL CONDITION. THE JAWS WERE FOUND PROPERLY ALIGNED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE INCIDENT REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS FUNCTIONALLY EVALUATED. UPON FIRING OF THE DEVICE, THE REMAINING CLIPS WERE EJECTED AND THEN, IT LOCKED OUT AS INTENDED. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSE THE FOUND CONDITION. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE CLIP WAS NOT FED INTO THE JAWS PROPERLY FROM THE 1ST FIRING. CLIPS WERE FED SIDEWAYS OR EJECTED. 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 | H44V8V |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |