FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PROXIMATE RELOAD UNIT 60MM
MDR report key: 2897164
·
Received January 4, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2013-00057
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 4, 2013
- Date of Event
- December 12, 2012
- Report Date
- December 14, 2012
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
- Product Code
- GDW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K020779
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- 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 AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, WHEN AN ATTEMPT TO FIRE WAS MADE, NO STAPLES DEPLOYED. THE DEVICE WAS EXAMINED AND THE STAPLE DRIVERS WERE EXPOSED. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH SAME/LIKE DEVICE. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT. THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5219 | PROXIMATE RELOAD UNIT 60MM | STAPLE, IMPLANTABLE | GDW | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |