LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2013-00158
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 9, 2013
- Report Date
- January 3, 2013
- 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
- WY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE; DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED: WHICH FIRING OF THE DEVICE DID THIS EVENT OCCUR ON? ASKU. WHAT VESSEL OR STRUCTURE WAS THE DEVICE FIRED ON AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT? ASKU. WAS THE CLIP FULLY ADVANCED INTO THE JAWS PRIOR TO FIRING? ASKU. WAS THERE ANY TORQUE OR TWISTING OF THE DEVICE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF FIRING? UNKNOWN. WAS ANY UNEXPECTED RESISTANCE FELT WHILE FIRING THE TRIGGER? UNKNOWN. WERE ANY UNEXPECTED NOISES HEARD? UNKNOWN. DID ANYTHING UNEXPECTED HAPPEN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT? UNKNOWN. WAS THE DEVICE FIRED AFTER THIS INCIDENT IN OR OUT OF THE PATIENT? UNKNOWN.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE CLIP IS NOT SECURE ON THE TISSUE. NO CLIPS FELL INTO THE PATIENT. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. NO OTHER DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12423 | LIGACLIP** ENDOSCOPIC CLIP APPLIER | CLIP, IMPLANTABLE | FZP | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |